| Publication Type |
thesis |
| School or College |
College of Nursing |
| Department |
Nursing |
| Author |
Kontas, Anna S. |
| Title |
Job satisfaction among intensive care nurses as related to professional growth needs and performance appraisal systems |
| Date |
1985-03 |
| Description |
Nursing service administrators strive to provide quality patient care through retention of competent, motivated nurses. Nurse job satisfaction is essential to retention and critical in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Although there are many variables contributing to nurse job satisfaction, this study examined ICU staff nurse job satisfaction in relationship to performance appraisal systems, frequency of feedback and certain demographic characteristics. ICU staff nurses from three private hospitals responded to the study by completing a Personal Satisfaction Inventory instrument, a question on frequency of feedback and demographic questionnaire. An expert panel, instructed in motivational theory, examined the three hospitals' job descriptions/performance evaluation instruments for congruence and motivational design. Consensus of the panel was numerically translated on a Likert scale to allow statistical analysis with job satisfaction scores. Frequency of feed back and marital status achieved significant correlations with job satisfaction. No significant relationship was found with congruence/design of performance appraisal systems. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
University of Utah |
| Subject |
Intensive Care Units |
| Subject MESH |
Job Satisfaction; Nursing Care |
| Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
| Dissertation Name |
MS |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation is Version of |
Digital reproduction of "Job satisfaction among intensive care nurses as related to professional growth needs and performance appraisal systems". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Job satisfaction among intensive care nurses as related to professional growth needs and performance appraisal systems" available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RT 2.5 1985 K65. |
| Rights Management |
© Anna S. Kontas |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
2,209,043 bytes |
| Identifier |
undthes,3987 |
| Source |
Original University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available) |
| Master File Extent |
2,209,074 bytes |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kk9dp0 |
| Setname |
ir_etd |
| ID |
191864 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kk9dp0 |
