ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of human caring ability on job satisfaction of nurses in the oncological department. Method About 215 nurses in the department were enrolled in the study with both caring nurse-patient action scale (CNPI-23) and Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire (MSQ). Results CNPI-23 score on oncology nurses was 88.42±13.54 and MSQ score 44.87±11.34. Nurses' caring ability was associated with age, work experience, marital status and job title. Nurses' humanistic care ability was positively correlated with job satisfaction (r=.433;P<0.001). Job satisfaction was positively related with humanistic care ability (t=6.617, P<0.001), which explained 23.4% variable. Conclusions The oncological nurses' caring ability needs to be improved. It is possible to improve the capability of nurse humanity from the perspective of job satisfaction.