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Relationships Between Personality Factors And Job Satisfaction And Importance For Operating Room And Surgical Unit Staff Nurses, Darla J. Anderson
Relationships Between Personality Factors And Job Satisfaction And Importance For Operating Room And Surgical Unit Staff Nurses, Darla J. Anderson
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This comparative study was designed to explore relationships between personality factors and the satisfaction and importance of selected job factors for staff nurses employed in the operating room and on surgical units. The forty-six subjects were female, registered nurses who were employed full-time either in the operating room or on the surgical units of a 516-bed medical center.
The conceptual basis for the study was found in the motivational theories of Maslow, Herzberg, and Argyris, which ail point to the higher level of satisfaction experienced by individuals who have the opportunity to fulfill their needs for personal growth.
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