Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2016 Aug;25(3):177-187. 10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.3.177.

The Relationship among Practice Environment, Organizational Justice, and Job Satisfaction of Male Nurses

• Cho MK
• Kim CG

• KMID: 2351578
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.3.177

Abstract

PURPOSE
This cross-sectional descriptive study was to explore the relationship among practice environment, organizational justice, and job satisfaction of male nurses.
METHODS
Subjects were 115 male nurses who were the member of the Korean man nurses association, and they were asked to complete self-administration questionnaires via internet site for this survey which included nurse's practice environment, organizational justice, and job satisfaction. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN version 21.0 software.
RESULTS
The mean scores of the nurse's practice environment, organizational justice, and job satisfaction were 2.9, 3.0, 3.1 out of 5 Likert scale respectively. The job satisfaction was positively correlated with the nurse's practice environment (r=.70, p<.001) and organizational justice (r=.78, p<.001). The job satisfaction was affected by procedure-related justice, interpersonal justice, adequacy of staffing and resources in nursing work environment, compensation justice, and good healthy status. These variables explained 68.6% of male nurse's job satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
This finding suggest that suitable organization management for male nurses are necessary through improvement of practice environment and organizational justice in hospital.

Keyword

Job satisfaction; Health facility environment; Organizations; Male nurse

MeSH Terms

Compensation and Redress
Health Facility Environment
Humans
Internet
Job Satisfaction*
Male*
Nurses, Male*
Nursing
Social Justice*