• DOI:10.12927/CJNL.2009.20797
• Corpus ID: 33761697

Canadian nurse practitioner job satisfaction.

@article{Lamarche2009CanadianNP,
  title={Canadian nurse practitioner job satisfaction.},
  author={Kimberley Lamarche and Susan Tullai-McGuinness},
  journal={Nursing leadership},
  year={2009},
  volume={22 2},
  pages={
          41-57
        }
}

• K. Lamarche, S. Tullai-McGuinness
• Published 15 June 2009
• Medicine
• Nursing leadership

PURPOSE
To examine the level of job satisfaction and its association with extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction characteristics among Canadian primary healthcare nurse practitioners (NPs).

DATA SOURCES
A descriptive correlational design was used to collect data on NPs' job satisfaction and on the factors that influence their job satisfaction. A convenience sample of licensed Canadian NPs was recruited from established provincial associations and special-interest groups. Data about job satisfaction were collected using two valid and reliable instruments, the Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Survey and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used to describe the results.

CONCLUSIONS
The overall job satisfaction for this sample ranged from satisfied to highly satisfied. The elements that had the most influence on overall job satisfaction were the extrinsic category of partnership/collegiality and the intrinsic category of challenge/autonomy. These findings were consistent with Herzberg's Dual Factor Theory of Job Satisfaction.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
The outcomes of this study will serve as a foundation for designing effective human health resource retention and recruitment strategies that will assist in enhancing the implementation and the successful preservation of the NP's role.