Exploring the relationships among Workload and Mental Health, Job Satisfaction, Burnout for Staff Nurses

• Main Authors: SHU YUHPI, 畢淑玉
• Other Authors: Maiao fen Yen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66926914457044905793

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 護理學系碩博士班 === 98 === The purpose of this study was to explore nursing workload in relation to mental health, job satisfaction and burnout among regional hospital nursing staff. This study was a correlational study with secondary data analysis. Data was extracted from Nursing Utlization of Resources, Staffing and Environment on outcomes study (NURSE outcomes study). A total of 20 regional hospitals, 568 nursing staff was included in data analysis. Multiple regression was applied to investigate the relationships among studied variables. The results of this study indicated the following: Workload indicators, turnover rate, occupancy rate, transfer rate, day shift, patient to nurse ratio in night shift were positively correlated with psychological distress. The average age among staff nurses was negatively correlated with psychological distress. Marital status, educational level, licenses, turnover rate, age, total year of experience in nursing had 5.9% of explanatory variance on psychological distress. Patient to nurse ratio at night shift and job satisfaction were positively correlated. Indicators on transfer rate and hours per patient day were negatively correlated job satisfaction. The average age among staff nurses, license status, professional competence, marital status, transfer rate had 7.1% explanatory variance on job satisfaction. Workload indicators on turnover rate, occupancy rate, transfer rate, hours per patient day, patient to nurse ratio at night shift and ratio of N to N2 were positively correlated with the dimension of emotional exhaustion in burnout. Average age among staff nurses, and patient’s length of stay were negatively correlated with the dimension of emotional exhaustion in burnout. Nursing workload indicators of turnover rate, occupancy rate, and patient to nurse ratio at night shift were positively correlated with the dimension of depersonalization in burnout, while patient’s length of stay was negatively correlated with depersonalization. Nursing professional competence, turnover rate, transfer rate, license status, and full-time or part-time had 5.5% explanatory variance on emotional exhaustion. Full-time or part-time status among staff nurses had 4.0% explanatory variance on depersonalization. Nursing workload was correlated with mental health, job satisfaction and burnout among staff nurses.