임상간호사의 간호권력신장활동인식, 조직몰입과 직무만족에 대한 조사연구

A Survey on Perception of Empowering Activity, Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Clinical Nurse

This descriptive study was designed to measure the degree of perception of empowering activity, organizational commitment and job satisfaction in clinical nurse as an attempt to provide their basic data to improve job satisfaction and to develop efficient nursing management. There data were collected from 368 nurses working in 9 nation-wide different hospitals from May 1, to June 30, 1998. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire included Lee's perception of empowering activity scale, Kim' s organizational commitment scale and Minesota satisfaction questionnaire. Data analysis was done by the use of SPSS computer program with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson correlation coefficient and Cronbach- The results were as follows 1. The item mean score m degree of perception of empowering activity for subject was 392(SD=0.54). The degree of power perception m clinical nurse was different significantly depending on official position(F=5.96, P=0.00l) 2. The item mean score in degree of organizational commitment for subject was 3.26(SD =0.49). The organizational commitment in clinical nurse was different significantly depending on age(F=12259, P=0.000), work career(F=10648, p=0.000) and official position(F=10.084, p=0.000). 3. The item mean score of job satisfaction of the subject was 3.03(SD=043). The Job satisfaction m clinical nurse was different significantly depending on age(F=7.257, p=0.000), education(F=4.162, p=0.006), official position(F=14.748, p=0.000), work career(F=8.871, p=0.000), scale of hospital(F=3.553, p=0.030) 4. The result of the analysis of relationship among the perception of empowering activity, organizational commitment and job satisfaction in clinical nurses were as follows. There was a correlation between the perception of empowering activity, organizational commitment(r=0.118, p=0.027), and job satisfaction(r=0.115, p=0.032). There was a correlation between organizational commitment and job satisfaction(r=0.593, p=0.000) The above results are important in the aspect of the development of strateges for retention of qualified clinical nurses performing quality of nursing care and organizational efficacy.