Work Satisfaction and Family Responsibility Correlates of Employment among Nurses

Bibliographic Data

ID2362683
AuthorsKaren N Gaertner (Case Western Reserve University, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume11
Issue4
Pages439-460
Publication date1984-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork and Occupations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0730888484011004003
OpenAlexW2087092923
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

Employment status of nurses is examined in the context of a role conflict-job satisfaction model. It is proposed that nurses experience a pull toward nursing due to the satisfaction they derive from providing important care to patients, but also a push away from the profession if there are competing demands for their time from children or spouse. The latter is exacerbated by the hours and schedules required of nurses, whereas the former is compromised by a lack of autonomy with respect to determining the way in which nursing care will be delivered in the hospital setting

Autonomy · Job satisfaction · Nursing care · Political science · Sociology · Spouse · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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