Job stress and job satisfaction among new graduate nurses during the first year of employment in Taiwan.
Nurse graduates are leaving their first employment at an alarming rate. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between job stress, job satisfaction and related factors over time among these nurses. This study applied a longitudinal design with three follow-ups after nurse graduates' first employment began. Using convenience sampling, participants were 206 new graduates from a university. The Work Environment Nursing Satisfaction Survey and the Clinical Stress Scale were used in this study. Results indicated that job stress remained moderate across three time points. Participants working 12 h shifts exhibited less job stress. Job satisfaction significantly increased in the twelfth month. Participants working 12 h shifts had a higher degree of job satisfaction. Job stress was negatively correlated with job satisfaction. The 12 h work shifts were related to job stress and job satisfaction. These results implied that health-care administrators need to provide longer orientation periods and flexible shift schedules for new graduate nurses to adapt to their work environment.
['Cheng|Ching-Yu|CY|', 'Liou|Shwu-Ru|SR|', 'Tsai|Hsiu-Min|HM|', 'Chang|Chia-Hao|CH|']
D000328:Adult D004651:Employment D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007588:Job Satisfaction D008137:Longitudinal Studies D009726:Nurses D013315:Stress, Psychological D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D013624:Taiwan D016526:Workload
job stress job satisfaction new graduate nurses Generation Y first year employment