The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Intention to Stay in Taiwanese Nurse Practitioners

Purpose: To examine the correlations between job satisfaction and intention to stay in Taiwanese nurse practitioners.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey and convenient sample were used. One hundred and sixty one full time nurse practitioners were recruited from a medical center and three metropolitan hospitals in southern Taiwan. The Chinese version of the Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Scale (MNPJSS , Cronbach's α = .97) and the Intention to Stay Scale (Cronbach's α = .81) were developed by researchers and used for data collection. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was conducted for data analysis.

Results:

The mean of job satisfaction was 3.85 (SD= .73, maximal score=6). The mean of intention to stay was 4 (SD= .92, maximal score=5 ). Significant correlation was found between job satisfaction and intention to stay (r = .61, p< .001). Subscales “professional, social, and community interaction” “intra-practice partnership” “challenge/autonomy” “time” “professional growth” and “benefits/ collegiality”of job satisfaction had shown significant correlations with intention to stay (r = .44 ─ .62, p< .001).

Conclusion: Job satisfaction of nurse practitioners had significant correlations with intention to stay . Improve the working environment can increase the intention to stay, the results can be used as a reference for the hospital  management.