Abstract

Job satisfaction for nurses is a concern, as job satisfaction can have an effect on a health care organization's ability to retain staff and recruit new nurses. Job performance is also affected when job satisfaction is low. This descriptive correlational study was designed to answer two research questions: (1) What is the over-all level of job satisfaction among family nurse practitioners in Mississippi and (2) What are the relationships between job satisfaction and intrinsic and extrinsic factors a measured by the Misener Job Satisfaction Scale among family nurse practitioners in Mississippi? The intrinsic factors included feelings of achievement, opportunities for advancement and growth, meaningful work, increase in responsibility, and recognition, and the extrinsic factors included job security, pay, status, working conditions, fringe benefits, policies and procedure, and interpersonal relations (Herzberg, 1959).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27563154; ProQuest document ID: 2281849744. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Danielle Raye Saxon, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Job Satisfaction, Family Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Retention

Advisor

Linda Godley

Second Advisor

Meg Brown

Third Advisor

Diane Blanchard

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

Alcorn State University

Degree Year

2012

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-11

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