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Recognizing staff nurse job performance and achievements
Author(s) -
Blegen Mary A.,
Goode Colleen J.,
Johnson Marion,
Maas Meridean L.,
McCloskey Joanne C.,
Moorhead Sue A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770150109
Subject(s) - schedule , job satisfaction , psychology , nursing , head nurse , applied psychology , nursing staff , nurse administrator , job performance , work (physics) , medline , medical education , medicine , social psychology , computer science , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering , operating system
While recognition for work has been positively related to nurses' job satisfaction in the research literature, specific types of recognition that would be most meaningful have not been identified. In this descriptive survey, 341 randomly selected staff nurses rated the extent of meaningfulness of 38 head nurse recognition behaviors. The most meaningful, in order of importance, were monetary rewards commensurate with performance, private verbal feedback, and written acknowledgment. Three other categories of recognition were identified as moderately meaningful: public acknowledgment, schedule adjustment, and opportunities for growth and development.