Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 1225-9330
eISSN 2288-4955
    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2010 Dec;16(4):446-454. Korean.
    Published online Dec 31, 2010.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2010.16.4.446
    Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    Job Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Nursing Task Performance among Registered Nurses and Nurse Assistants in Long-Term Care Hospitals

    Mi Ra Sim,1 and Kye Ha Kim2
      • 1Administration Director, Sunchang Hyusarang Geriatric Hospital, Korea.
      • 2Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Korea.
    • Correspondence: Kim, Kye Ha. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. Tel: 82-62-230-6326, Fax: 82-62-230-6329, Email: kyehakim@hanmail.net
    Received September 29, 2010; Revised December 01, 2010; Accepted December 01, 2010.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    This study was conducted to compare job satisfaction, self-esteem, and nursing task performance between registered nurses (RN) and nurse assistants (NA) in long-term care hospitals.

    Method

    The sample consisted of 203 nursing personnel (RN 99 and AN 104), who were working in one of 5 long-term care hospitals in 5 different areas. Data were collected by structured questionnaires from March 15 to April 30, 2010, and analyzed using the descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS/Win 17.0 program.

    Result

    There was no significant difference between nurses and nurse assistants in job satisfaction and self-esteem. But nurses had higher levels of nursing task performance than nurse assistants.

    Conclusions

    These findings demonstrate the necessity of developing programs that will help to improve job satisfaction and self-esteem in nurses and nursing task performance in nurse assistants. Strategies need to be developed to maximize the value of the existing workforce without impacting on the quality of care delivered.

    Keywords
    Nurses; Nurses's Aides; Job Satisfaction; Self Esteem; Task Performance

    Tables

    Table 1
    General characteristics (N=203)

    Table 2
    Job satisfaction, self-esteem and nursing task performance of nurses and nurse assistants (N=203)

    Table 3
    Nursing task performance according to general characteristics of nurses (N=99)

    Table 4
    Nursing task performance according to general characteristics of nurse assistants (N=104)

    Notes

    This article is master thesis.

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    MeSH Terms
    Job Satisfaction
    Long-Term Care
    Self Concept
    Surveys and Questionnaires
    Task Performance and Analysis
    Metrics
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