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A Study of Nursing Tasks, Nurses' Job Stress and Job Satisfaction in Hospitals with No Guardians

Min Kyung Lee1, Duk Yoo Jung2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2015;21(3):287-296.
Published online: June 30, 2015

1Graduate School, Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

2Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Min Kyung. Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3277-2872, Fax: +82-2-3277-2875, mkmk8888@naver.com
• Received: May 2, 2015   • Revised: May 9, 2015   • Accepted: June 19, 2015

Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    Purpose of the study was to investigate task performance, importance, knowledge, and level of job stress and job satisfaction of nurses working in a hospital with no family or family paid auxiliary caregivers.
  • Methods
    Participants were 119 nurses working in hospitals with no guardians. The questionnaire contained 488 items: general characteristics, performance, importance, knowledge of nursing tasks, job stress and job satisfaction. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS/WIN 21.0.
  • Results
    Most frequently performed nursing tasks were patient nursing management and information management. Nursing tasks perceived as most important were medication and transfusion and nursing tasks with the highest knowledge were also medication and transfusion. Nursing task (subcategory) most frequently performed was oral medication. Nursing task (subcategory) perceived as most important was mental status observation and nursing task (subcategory) with the highest knowledge was vital sign check. Nurses' job stress was significantly associated with job satisfaction. The mean scores for nurses' job stress and job satisfaction were low.
  • Conclusion
    The results indicate that nurses working in hospitals with no guardians perform daily living assistance services more often than previously, and nurses need to be prepared to do these tasks.
  • Key Words: Patient care; Job satisfaction; Stress; Task performance and analysis

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Ewha Womans University.

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Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=119)

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Table 2

Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 12 Categories of Nursing Tasks (N=119)

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Table 3

Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 488 Nursing Tasks (Categories) (N=119)

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Table 4

Job Stress of Participants (N=119)

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Table 5

Reference Values of Korean Occupational Stress Scale

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    A Study of Nursing Tasks, Nurses' Job Stress and Job Satisfaction in Hospitals with No Guardians

    General Characteristics of Participants (N=119)

    Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 12 Categories of Nursing Tasks (N=119)

    Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 488 Nursing Tasks (Categories) (N=119)

    Job Stress of Participants (N=119)

    Reference Values of Korean Occupational Stress Scale
    Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants (N=119)

    Table 2 Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 12 Categories of Nursing Tasks (N=119)

    Table 3 Task Performance, Importance and Knowledge of Participants by 488 Nursing Tasks (Categories) (N=119)

    Table 4 Job Stress of Participants (N=119)

    Table 5 Reference Values of Korean Occupational Stress Scale

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