Development of a tool to investigate factors related to job satisfaction in geriatric nurses

The purpose of this study was to develop and assess a three part semantic differential instrument to measure job satisfaction of geriatric nurses based on an adaptation of Dorothy Johnson's conceptual framework. A sample of 306 geriatric nurses who were members of the American Nurse's Association responded to a 4-page, mailed questionnaire (return rate 37%). The questionnaire developed consisted of four parts: Sociodemographic data, and three semantic differential scales assessing, Attitudes toward geriatric nursing, Attitudes toward the work environment, and Attitudes toward the administrator. Descriptive statistics were compiled for sociodemographic variables; Results of the regression analyses demonstrated that job satisfaction, leadership style, and years as a geriatric nurse accounted for significant variance in the semantic differential scales. The two semantic differentials of attitude toward geriatric nursing and attitude toward the administrator were found to be reliable instruments. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1989

Author dc:creator

• Araldi, Mary-Jane Snyder

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mary Ann Michel

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/42

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1041