Considering the Employee Point of View: Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Stress Among Nursing Staff in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Lapane, Kate L ^a   Hughes, Carmel M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 33845947094     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Castle N.G., and Engberg J. Staff turnover and quality of care in nursing homes. Med Care 43 (2005) 616-626
2. Jackson D., Mannix J., and Daly J. Nursing staff shortages: Issues in Australian residential aged care. Aus J Adv Nursing 21 (2003) 42-45
3. Yin J. Rationale of the urgent need of the long-term care institutions in Taiwan. Vet Nursing 16 (1999) 80-87
4. Harrington C., Carillo H., and Wellin V. Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents, and Facility Deficiencies: 1994-2000 (2001), Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA
5. Hickey E.C., Young G.J., Parker V.A., et al. The effects of changes in nursing home staffing on pressure ulcer rates. J Am Med Dir Assoc 6 (2005) 50-53
6. Svarstad B.L., and Mount J. Chronic benzodiazepine use in nursing homes: Effects of federal guidelines, resident mix and nurse staffing. J Am Geriatr Soc 49 (2001) 1673-1678
7. Cavanagh S.J., and Bamford M. Substitution in nursing practice: Clinical, management and research implications. J Nurs Manag 5 (1997) 333-339
8. Institute of Medicine. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Is It Adequate? (1996), National Academy Press, Washington, DC
9. Dorr D.A., Horn S.D., and Smout R.J. Cost analysis of nursing home registered nurse staffing times. J Am Geriatr Soc 53 (2005) 840-845
10. Lapane K.L., and Hughes C.M. Job satisfaction and stress among workers providing long-term care pharmacy services. Consultant Pharm 19 (2004) 1029-1037
11. Wolfgang A.P., Perri M., and Wolfgang C.F. Job-related stress experienced by hospital pharmacists and nurses. Am J Hosp Pharm 45 (1988) 1342-1345
12. Shortell S.M., Rousseau D.M., Gillies R.R., Devers K.J., and Simons T.L. Organizational assessment in intensive care units (ICUs): construct development, reliability, and validity of the ICU nurse-physician questionnaire. Med Care 29 (1991) 709-726
13. Gupchup G.V., and Wolfgang A.P. The Health Professions Stress Inventory: Factor structures for pharmacists. Percept Mot Skills 79 (1994) 515-519
14. Eells T.D., Lacefield P., and Macey J. Symptom correlates and factor structure of the Health Professions Stress Inventory. Psychol Rep 75 (1994) 1563-1568
15. Akhtar S., and Lee J.S. Confirmatory factor analysis and job burnout correlates of the Health Professions Stress Inventory. Psychol Rep 90 (2002) 243-250
16. Atkinson J.H. Perceived job satisfaction factors of nursing assistants employed in Midwest nursing homes. Geriatr Nurs 19 (1998) 135-138
17. Report to Congress: Appropriateness of minimum nurse staffing ratios in nursing homes (2000), Abt Associates, Inc, Cambridge, MA Anonymous. Phase I report, Vols I-III
18. Schnelle J.F., Alessi C.A., Simmons S.F., et al. Translating clinical research into practice: A randomized controlled trial of exercise and incontinence care with nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 50 (2002) 1476-1483
19. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid programs; requirements for long-term care facilities; nursing services; posting of nurse staffing information. Final rule. Fed Regist 70 (2005) 62065-62073
20. Karsh B., Booske B., and Sainfort F. Job and organizational determinants of nursing home employee commitment, job satisfaction and intent to turnover. Ergonomics 48 (2005) 1260-1281
21. Moyle W., Skinner J., Rowe G., and Gork C. Views of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in Australian long-term care. J Clin Nurs 12 (2003) 168-176
22. Schnelle J.F., Bates-Jensen M., and Simmons S.F. Accuracy of nursing home medical record information about care-process delivery: Implications for staff management and improvement. J Am Geriatr Soc 52 (2004) 1378-1388
23. Hughes CM, Wright R, Lapane KL. Use of medication technicians in US nursing homes: part of the problem or part of the solution? J Am Med Dir Assoc. In press.
24. Mezey M., Fumer T., and Fairchild S. Enhancing geriatric nursing scholarship: Specialization versus generalization. J Gerontol Nurs 26 (2000) 28-35
25. Proctor R., Stratton-Powell H., Tarrier N., and Burns A. The impact of training and support on stress among care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly. J Mental Health 7 (1998) 59-70
26. In: Grenier A.C., and Knebel E. (Eds). Summit, CotHPE, IOM, Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality (2003), National Academies Press, Washington, DC
27. Lapane K.L., Cameron K., and Feinberg J. Technology for improving medication monitoring in nursing homes. In: Henriksen B.J., Marks E.S., and Lewin D.I. (Eds). Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation Vol. 4 (2005), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD 410-413 Programs, Tools, and Products
28. McVicar A. Workplace stress in nursing: a literature review. J Adv Nurs 44 (2003) 633-642
29. Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis (CHSRA). Facility Guide for the Nursing Home Quality Indicators. National Data Systems, 2005. Available at: www.cnls.hhs.gov/nursinghomequalityinits. Accessed July 8, 2006.