From: An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators
Author(s) | Job Satisfaction Instrument | Job Satisfaction Domains | Sample Size and Setting | Significant Findings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murphy (2004) [30] | Job Descriptive Index (JDI) | Work on present job Pay | 149 nursing home administrators in Iowa | Most dissatisfied with coworkers and pay |
 |  | Opportunities for promotion |  |  |
 |  | Supervision |  |  |
 |  | Co-workers |  |  |
 |  | Job in general |  |  |
Parsons et al. (2003) [31] | Modified from Herzberg (1966) | Personal opportunity Supervision | 550 NAs in 70 facilities in Louisiana | Most dissatisfied with pay, benefits, and recognition |
 |  | Benefits |  |  |
 |  | Coworker support |  |  |
 |  | Social rewards |  |  |
 |  | Task rewards |  |  |
Moyle et al. (2003) [32] | N/A | Workplace flexibility | 27 RNs and NAs in one facility in Australia | Satisfaction was linked to workplace flexibility, residents, team environment, and better resident care |
 |  | Team environment |  |  |
 |  | Optimal resident care |  |  |
Chou, Boldy, & Lee (2002) [13,33] | Measure of Job Satisfaction (MJS) | Professional support | Seventy facilities with 610 nursing home staff and 373 hostel care staff in Australia | Job satisfaction is associated with professional support |
 |  | Personal satisfaction |  |  |
 |  | Workload |  |  |
 |  | Training |  |  |
 |  | Team spirit/co-workers |  |  |
Will & Simmons (1999) [34] | Job Descriptive Index (JDI) | Work on present job Pay | 423 NAs in 29 nursing homes in Ohio | Satisfied most with work and least with pay |
 |  | Opportunities for promotion |  |  |
 |  | Supervision |  |  |
 |  | Co-workers |  |  |
 |  | Job in general |  |  |
Atchison (1998) [35] | Job Diagnostic Survey | Satisfaction | 283 NAs in 24 nursing homes | Job satisfaction lowest for security, growth/development, socialization, and challenges |
 |  | Job security |  |  |
 |  | Coworkers |  |  |
 |  | Sense of accomplishment |  |  |
 |  | Helping other people |  |  |
 |  | Dissatisfaction |  |  |
 |  | Pay/benefits |  |  |
 |  | Potential for job growth |  |  |
 |  | Management |  |  |
 |  | Autonomy |  |  |
Kiyak, Namazi, & Kahana (1997) [36] | Job Descriptive Index (JDI) | Work on present job Pay | 308 nursing home and community agency staff | Higher dissatisfaction associated with turnover |
 |  | Opportunities for promotion |  |  |
 |  | Supervision |  |  |
 |  | Co-workers |  |  |
 |  | Job in general |  |  |
Gillies, Foreman, & Pettengill (1996) [14] | Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS) | Autonomy Interaction | 44 nurse directors and nurse educators working in long-term care facilities | Job satisfaction highest for interactions, autonomy, and professional status |
 |  | Agency policies Pay |  |  |
 |  | Professional status |  |  |
 |  | Task requirement |  |  |
Grieshaber, Parker, & Deering (1995) [1] | Â | Work environment | Two nursing homes | Â |
 |  | Job content |  |  |
Irvine & Evans (1995)+ [6] | N/A | Routinization | Meta-analyses with combined sample size of 5,352 | Work content and work environment are more strongly associated with job satisfaction than economic variables |
 |  | Autonomy |  |  |
 |  | Feedback |  |  |
 |  | Role conflict |  |  |
 |  | Role ambiguity |  |  |
 |  | Work overload |  |  |
Coward et al. (1995) [15] | Modified Stamps and Piedmonte (1986) scale [IWS] | Professional status | 281 RNs and LPNs from 26 nursing homes | Five factors associated with job satisfaction (race, income, supervisor, initial intent to stay, current intent to leave) |
 |  | Task requirement |  |  |
 |  | Autonomy |  |  |
 |  | Interactions with other nurses |  |  |
 |  | Pay |  |  |
Monahan & Carthy (1992) [37] | N/A | Attachment | 75 NAs at 7 nursing homes | Attachment most related to retention of NAs |
 |  | Gratification |  |  |
 |  | Demands |  |  |
 |  | Monetary needs |  |  |
 |  | Decision-making |  |  |
Grau et al. (1991) [38] | Combined several scales | Job process | 219 NAs in one nursing home | Social atmosphere and job benefits associated with institutional loyalty |
 |  | Attitudes toward administration |  |  |
 |  | Social atmosphere |  |  |
 |  | Job benefits |  |  |
 |  | Job tasks |  |  |
Anderson, Aird, & Haslam (1991) [39] | NG | None | 212 nursing staff in 6 nursing homes | Nursing staff have high levels of satisfaction, but is associated with absenteeism |
Humphris & Turner (1989) [40] | Porter (1962) scale | Working conditions | 84 nurses at a unit for the elderly severely mentally infirm | Low satisfaction was associated with turnover from unit |
 |  | Emotional climate |  |  |
 |  | General |  |  |
Mullins et al. (1988) [41] | Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) | Pay | Heads of departments (n = 439) from 46 nursing homes | Most satisfied when individual efforts are rewarded |
 |  | Promotion |  |  |
 |  | Supervision |  |  |
 |  | Benefits |  |  |
 |  | Rewards/appreciation |  |  |
 |  | Working conditions |  |  |
 |  | Coworkers |  |  |
 |  | Nature of job |  |  |
 |  | Communication |  |  |
Deckard, Hicks & Rountree (1986) [42] | Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) | Skill variety | 340 nurses from a nursing home chain | Job satisfaction was similar to norms in other occupations |
 |  | Task identity |  |  |
 |  | Task significance |  |  |
 |  | Autonomy |  |  |
 |  | Job feedback |  |  |
Waxman et al. (1984) [43] | Minnesota Satisfaction Scale | Job Satisfaction Scale | 234 NAs in 7 facilities, uses 20 questions for overall job satisfaction score | Positive association between job satisfaction and turnover |
Bergman et al. (1984) [44] | None | Job | 12 long-term care facilities and 432 RNs, LPNs, and NAs | Descriptive results provided |
 |  | Knowledge, skill, and attitudes |  |  |
 |  | Autonomy |  |  |
 |  | Stress |  |  |