Effects of Clinical Decision-making on Job Satisfaction among Pediatric Nurses: The Mediating Effect of the Nurse-Parent Partnership

• Main Authors: Kyoung-Suk Shin, Hye-Young Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2018-01-01
• Series: Child Health Nursing Research
• Subjects: Clinical decision-making; Job satisfaction; Parents; Child; Nurses
• Online Access: http://www.e-chnr.org/upload/pdf/chnr-24-1-9.pdf

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive survey study was to characterize the relationship between clinical decision-making and job satisfaction among pediatric nurses and to elucidate the mediating effects of the nurse-parent partnership on that relationship. Methods: The subjects of the study were 174 nurses who had worked in a pediatric ward in a university hospital, general hospital, or children's hospital. Data were collected from June 20, 2016 to August 10, 2016 and analysed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and three-step mediated regression analysis in SPSS version 22.0 for Windows. Results: The nurse-parent partnership had significant effects on clinical decision-making and job satisfaction, with an explanatory power of 19% and 26%, respectively. The nurse-parent partnership had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between clinical decision-making and job satisfaction (Sobel test: Z=4.31, p<.001). Conclusion: The nurse-parent partnership had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between clinical decision-making and job satisfaction among pediatric nurses. Therefore, in order to improve the job satisfaction of pediatric nurses, it is necessary to develop effective educational programs and strategies to address their clinical decision-making and their experiences of the nurse-parent partnership.