Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Faculty in Canada and the United States

Background: Higher education wants a satisfied workforce to ensure the organization reaches their stated or evolving goals; however, if faculty are dissatisfied, there can be harmful and long-term consequences on productivity and organizational outcome. This study examined nursing faculty's job...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2022-11, Vol.61 (11), p.617-623
Main Authors: Kippenbrock, Thomas, Rosen, Christopher C, Emory, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
College teachers
Critical care
Data Analysis
Employees
Employment
Ethnicity
Evaluation
Gender
Higher education
Independent variables
Job satisfaction
Likert scale
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing schools
Occupational stress
Study and teaching
University faculty
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Background: Higher education wants a satisfied workforce to ensure the organization reaches their stated or evolving goals; however, if faculty are dissatisfied, there can be harmful and long-term consequences on productivity and organizational outcome. This study examined nursing faculty's job satisfaction and intent to stay in universities in the United States and Canada. Method: This study used a nonexperimental, survey research design with correlational analysis. The sample included 746 U.S. and Canadian nursing faculty. A secondary data source from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education also was used; the data contained responses to an online survey. Results: Job satisfaction demonstrated statistically significant positive relationships with personal and family policies, collaboration, tenure clarity, institutional leadership, shared governance, and engagement. Conclusion: Understanding the different factors influencing job satisfaction and intent to stay is one step toward meeting the challenge of a diversified academic nursing workforce. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(11):617–623.]
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20220912-03