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PubMed1995

Reconceptualizing organizational commitment.

Currently, vacancy rates and nursing turnover are at low levels, indicating that nurses are staying in their jobs for longer periods of time. The reasons for decreased job mobility for nurses are varied, but this development has ramifications for nurse administrators and managers. The new challenge will be to enhance the motivation of the nurse who will stay in a job for a longer term. This report of a study to further explore different types of organizational commitment with a nursing population gives new insight into why nurses stay in their jobs and the implications this has for the organization.

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PubMed1994

The impact of perceived work environment on job satisfaction of hospital staff nurses.

The restructuring of health care delivery systems and the redesign of nursing roles is creating dramatic changes in the work environment for nurses. Empirical evidence supports the relationship between work environment and job satisfaction of nurses. However, in order for research to be applicable to practice settings, more information is needed on the specific components of the work environment most salient to nurses. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the organizational and unit work environment on nurses' job satisfaction. The results of this study indicate the importance of relationships in the work setting. A cohesive peer group may compensate for other frustrations from the work environment, and a supportive manager may buffer nurses from effects of less desirable environments.

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