J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2012 Jun;18(2):146-154.

The Effects of Preceptor Nurses' Self-leadership on Role Recognition and Job Satisfaction

• Jung MH
• Koh MS

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of preceptor nurses' self-leadership on role recognition and job satisfaction. METHOD: The participants were 171 preceptor nurses worked in one of three general hospitals in Seoul. The data were collected from April 12 to May 12, 2011 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, pearson correlation, Scheffe, and regression with SPSS Win 19.0 program. RESULT: The results of the study were as followed. The average score for preceptor nurses' self-leadership was 3.55, for role recognition, 3.81 and for job satisfaction, 3.28. The factors of the preceptors' self-leadership affecting role recognition were self-expectation (beta=260, p=.002) and goal setting (beta=199, p=.030), and those factors accounted for 18.9% of explanatory power. The factors of self-leadership influencing job satisfaction were self-expectation (beta=18.3, p=.021), and rehearsal (beta=-168, p=.030), and those factors accounted for 31.3% of explanatory power. Among the factors of self-leadership, self-expectation influenced both role recognition and job satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study indicate that to improve preceptor's role recognition and job satisfaction, there should be special training programs to enhance preceptor's self leadership.

Keyword

Preceptor; Self-leadership; Role recognition; Job satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Hospitals, General
Job Satisfaction
Leadership

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