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Predictors of Job Satisfaction for Rural Acute Care Registered Nurses in Canada

Kelly Penz

University of Saskatchewan

Norma J. Stewart

University of Saskatchewan, norma.stewart{at}usask.ca

Carl D'Arcy

University of Saskatchewan

Debra Morgan

University of Saskatchewan

This study examines predictors of job satisfaction among rural acute care registered nurses. The data are from a cross-sectional national survey, which was part of a larger project, The Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada. This analysis suggests that a combination of individual, workplace, and community characteristics are interrelated predictors of job satisfaction for rural acute care nurses. There were nine variables that accounted for 38% of the total variance in job satisfaction. Four variables alone (available and up-to-date equipment and supplies, satisfaction with scheduling and shifts, lower psychological job demands, and home community satisfaction) explained 33% of the variance. Recruitment and retention strategies in rural areas must acknowledge that rural nurses' work lives and community lives are inextricably intertwined. Attention to these issues will help ensure high-quality working environments and a continued commitment to quality nursing care in the rural hospital settings in Canada.

Key Words: job satisfaction • acute care • location of care • multiple regression • methods • rural nursing practice • nurses as subjects • registered nurses

This version was published on November 1, 2008

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 30, No. 7, 785-800 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908319248
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