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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.5.2859

A Study on Job Satisfaction and Stress in Relation to Job Features of Nursing Assistants - Case Study with Nursing Assistants in Seoul Metropolitan City -  

Yang, Kab-Suk (Department of Education at Dongbang Graduate University)
Cho, Sung-Je (Department of Education at Dongbang Graduate University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.5, 2014 , pp. 2859-2869 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study aims to examine job satisfaction and stress in relation to features of jobs taken by nursing assistants. The subjects for study are 469 nursing assistants active at work in various medical clinics and hospitals in Seoul Metropolitan City, engaged in a study conducted from May 1, 2013 through September 4, 2013. The positive analysis was verified at a significance level of five percent, and SPSS/WIN18.0 was used for statistics process. The analysis of frequency, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis were conducted, and was then analyzed by multiple range test for statistics. The analysis reveals that job satisfaction level marks significant variance in accordance to the year of nursing assistant certificate acquired, age, and their final academic backgrounds. As to the job satisfaction variances in accordance to job features, the location of working places, fields of jobs, and the mode of jobs mark the highest. The study indicates that standardized directions for tasks in specific fields of jobs and education programs should be implemented for consistent management are requisite for improved efficiency of nursing assistants and professional nursing workforce.
Keywords
Nursing assistants; Job analysis; Job satisfaction; Stress; Medical Institutions;
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