J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2010 Mar;16(1):86-100.

A Study on the Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Perioperative Nurses

• Yoon K

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine the relationship of job satisfaction and organizational commitment of perioperative nurses. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 500 perioperative nurses from 11 hospitals. The data were collected by self-reporting questionnaires from Sep. 19 to Sep. 27, 2009.
RESULTS
There was statistically significant relationship among the five variables. The analyses of covariance of these five variables revealed overall significant (p<.05). Stepwise linear multiple regression analyses were used to examine the influence of these five variables. Results indicated that the variables for verbal abuse (p<.01), workplace climate (p<.01), internal marketing (p<.001), and job transfer (p<.001) contributed significantly to the job satisfaction (adjusted R square=.426), while the verbal abuse (p<.01), internal marketing (p<.01), leadership style (p<.001) and workplace climate (p<.001) did to the organizational commitment (adjusted R square=.351). Canonical correlation analyses revealed that internal marketing and workplace climate contributed most significantly both to job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
CONCLUSION
This study found that all these five nursing managerial factors were important influential on both job satisfaction and organizational commitment of perioperative nurses. Addressing these factors with further research will surely improve the commitment of these nurses and ultimately lead to better perioperative nursing care.

Keyword

Job satisfaction; Organizational Commitment Workplace climate; Verbal abuse; Internal marketing

MeSH Terms

Climate
Job Satisfaction
Leadership
Marketing
Perioperative Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of this study

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