Job Satisfaction of New Baccalaureate Nurses
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 1 September 2004
Benjamin Roberts, Cheryl B. Jones, Mary R. Lynn
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Job satisfaction of recent RN graduates working in various specialty areas in outpatient and inpatient settings was examined and nurses who intend to stay in their current position were significantly more satisfied than those that did not intend to remain on 7 of the 8 MMSS subscales.
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Administrators should give greater consideration to the role that satisfaction of new nurses plays in shaping future job intentions.
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