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Nurses' but not supervisors' safety practices are linked with job satisfaction
Author(s) -
Hurtado David A.,
Kim SeungSup,
Subramanian S.V.,
Dennerlein Jack T.,
Christiani David C.,
Hashimoto Dean M.,
Sorensen Glorian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12484
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , nursing , psychosocial , nursing management , patient safety , unit (ring theory) , medicine , job control , occupational safety and health , psychology , health care , work (physics) , social psychology , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , mathematics education , pathology , engineering , economics , economic growth
Aims To test the associations of safety practices as reported by nurses and their respective unit supervisors with job satisfaction. Background Psychosocial workplace factors are associated with job satisfaction; however, it is unknown whether nurses and supervisors accounts of safety practices are differentially linked to this outcome. Methods Cross‐sectional study design including nurses ( n = 1052) nested in 94 units in two hospitals in Boston ( MA , USA ). Safety practices refer to the identification and control of occupational hazards at the unit. Safety practices were measured aggregating nurses' responses per unit, and supervisory levels. Individual's job satisfaction for each nurse was the response variable. Results Supervisors assessed safety practices more favourably than their unit nursing staff. Adjusted random intercept logistic regressions showed that the odds of higher job satisfaction were higher for nurses at units with better safety practices ( OR : 1.67, 95% CI : 1.04, 2.68) compared with nurses at units that averaged lower safety practices. Supervisors' reports of safety practices were not correlated with the job satisfaction of their staff. Conclusions Adequate safety practices might be a relevant managerial role that enhances job satisfaction among nurses. Implications for nursing management Nursing supervisors should calibrate their safety assessments with their nursing staff to improve nurses' job satisfaction.