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This article was originally published as: Job satisfaction of Australian nurses and midwives:A descriptive research study<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/h2>\n

Objective: To assess factors linked with job satisfaction of Australian nurses and midwives.
\nDesign: Descriptive survey.
\nSetting: Public hospital, aged care facility and community health centres.
\nSubjects: A total of 562 enrolled and registered nurses and midwives were selected by convenience sampling when they attended professional conferences. The return rate was 41.4 per cent. A sample size of 550 was used to calculate overall results for job satisfaction.
\nMain outcome measure: Factors contributing to nurses\u2019 and midwives\u2019 job satisfaction.
\nResults: The majority (96%) of this sample of nurses and midwives were\u00a0 moderately or highly satisfied with their work and this was not diminished by experiencing moderate amounts of work\u2011related stress. Factors positively related to high levels of job satisfaction were 1) enjoying their current area of practice; 2) feeling well\u2011suited to the particular type ofwork; 3) wanting to stay in their current area of practice; and 4) having no intention of leaving the profession.
\nConclusion: For this group of professionally engaged nurses and midwives, enjoying their work and perceiving themselves as well\u2011suited to it were the major contributory factors for job satisfaction. The finding that nurses and midwives are dealing with moderate effects of stress does not reflect as job dissatisfaction. This finding is important because it challenges existing belief that stress may be a cause of job dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n

Authors<\/h2>\n
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  • Virginia Skinner<\/li>\n
  • Jeanne Madison<\/li>\n
  • Judy Harris Humphries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    nurses, midwives, stress, job satisfaction, quantitative<\/p>\n

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