Health Commun.  2019 Jun;14(1):25-33. 10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.1.25.

Effects of Nurse-parent Partnership and Job Stress on the Job Satisfaction in Pediatric Nurses

• Kim HY
• Kweon YR

• KMID: 2452902
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.1.25

Abstract

BACKGROUND
This study was to identify factors affecting the job satisfaction of pediatric nurse.
METHODS
The participants were the 190 nurses who worked in five pediatric ward and hospital in G city. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from August 1 to August 31 2014, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear analysis with the SPSS PC+ 21.0 program.
RESULTS
The variables that affect job satisfaction of pediatric nurses were nurse-parent partnership(β=.30, p<.001), Nursing duty(β=−.24, p=.006), Lack of professional knowledge and skills(β=−.24, p=.002), treatment of nurses(β=−.22, p=.014). These factors accounted for 31.0% of the variance in the job satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
This study shows that the methods for increasing nurse-parent partnership and reducing job stress are needed, so as to enhance job satisfaction of nurses who are working pediatric ward.

Keyword

Pediatric nurse; Partnership; Job stress; Job satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Job Satisfaction*
Nursing