| Summary: | 碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 100 === International literature has shown that competitive organization must retain employees who are devoted to and sat¬isfied with their work. This study aimed to investigate the relationships amongst perceived empowerment, job involvement, and job satisfaction in hospital nurses, after controlling for personal characteristics. This descriptive correlational study employed a cross-sectional design. A probability sample of 577 nurses(response rate:96.2%) working in a medical center and two regional hospitals in Southern Taiwan agreed to participate in this study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data.
The results showed that: (1) Nurses’ perceived empowerment were at the medium level(61％). Nurses who were at higher clinical ladder and participated in unit affairs tend to have stronger perception of empowerment. (2) Nurses’ job involvement were at the medium level(61.6％). Nurses who were more then 31 years old and have longer years of work tend to have higher level of job involvement. (3) Nurses’ job satisfaction were also at medium level(67.8％). Nurses who were married and have worked for more than seven years tend to have higher level of job satisfaction. (4) The analysis of pearson’s correlation showed that nurses’ perceived empowerment, job involvement, and job satisfaction have significant positive correlation. (5) The hierarchical regression analysis showed that perceived empowerment, job involvement, nurses’ marital status, and seniority significantly predict job satisfaction. Among the predictors, the explained variation of job satisfaction is highest by perceived empowerment(34%), followed by nurses’ marital status and seniority(6.9%) and job involvement(3.9%).
Base on the results of this study, it is suggested that the administrative managers of hospitals should employ stratagies to improve nurses’ perceived empowerment. An positive mork environment has to support for professional development and allow nurses to expand their functions at work. Future efforts should also be put on improving nurses’ self-confidence and efficaly in order to support for professional development.
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