Relationship between Work Stress and Job Satisfaction Experienced by Nurses in Medical Insurance / 기본간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was done for the purpose of identifying the relationship between work stress and job satisfaction of nurses who were evaluating medical insurance. METHOD: The participants in the study were 154 nurses who were in charge of evaluating medical insurance in 32 hospitals in Korea. Data were collected for 1 month from April 20 to May 20, 2001. RESULT: The mean total work stress score was 93.79. In comparison with work stress scores according to the work stress factors, 'work overload'(2.95) had the highest work stress score. The mean total job satisfaction score was 69.56. The total work stress scores did not show significant differences for any of the variables. The total job satisfaction score showed significant differences for the variables of age (F=3.51, p=.01), position (F=3.16, p=.02) and reason for transfer from one department to another (F=3.40, p=.003). CONCLUSION: The total work stress score showed a inverse correlation(gamma=-.36, p=.001) with the total job satisfaction score.