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Nursing job satisfaction high, but many unhappy with pay
Quality Improvement Monitor, April 7, 2005
U.S. nurses as a whole are highly satisfied with their jobs when it comes to interacting with other nurses and professional development opportunities, but they are not as satisfied when it comes to decision making, tasks, and pay, according to a national nursing association.
The RN Satisfaction Report, conducted through the American Nurses Association (ANA) National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, revealed moderate levels of satisfaction regarding all other aspects of respondents' jobs, including nursing management, nursing administration, interactions with physicians, and their own level of autonomy.
Nurses as a whole reported the lowest satisfaction with decision-making, tasks and pay. And in some unit categories, including emergency departments, perioperative services, and critical care, nurses reported low satisfaction with pay.
Levels of job satisfaction for each category varied, depending on the type of unit in which the nurses worked. For example, maternal-newborn and pediatric nurses reported the highest levels of overall job enjoyment, whereas their colleagues working in medical-surgical, step-down, and emergency departments reported the lowest.
The RN Satisfaction Report was based on input from 76,000 U.S. hospital nurses. The survey was divided into several sections using work satisfaction and job enjoyment scales.
Visit www.nursingquality.org/rnsurveyinfo/ for more information.
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