That is, though overall job satisfaction is rated significantly higher than the itemized individual aspects, most items were rated a point or two above the median level of satisfaction, not exactly demonstrating strong support for the environment as it currently stands but demonstrating a great enough degree of satisfaction to make effective work possible. Further analysis based on the more meaningful findings in this study, such as the impact of administrative stressors on overall job stress and job satisfaction and a determination of how self-perceptions of performance impact perceptions of environment, would help to inform and clarify the findings in relation to these other items.
Table 1
Series 1: Mean
Series 2: Variance
1. Overall job satisfaction
2. The quality of patient care I perform
3. The help I receive from my co-workers
4. The help I receive from Administration (above charge nurse)
5. My time management skills
How I receive patient assignments
7. The amount of stress I feel at the end of the day
8. Administration's understanding of nursing workload
9. That administration cares about nurses' satisfaction in the emergency department
10. That I am treated fairly by administration
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