Table 3.
Nurse's job satisfaction (McCloskeys/mueller Satisfaction Scale)26
| Job satisfaction item/subscale (N = 89) | Mean score ± SD |
| Satisfaction with professional opportunities subscale | 2.39 ± 0.92 |
| Opportunities to belong to department and institutional committees | 3.06 ± 1.26 |
| Opportunities to interact with faculty of the College of Nursing | 2.52 ± 1.24 |
| Opportunities to participate in nursing research | 2.03 ± 1.28 |
| Opportunities to write and publish | 1.94 ± 1.23 |
| Satisfaction with extrinsic rewards subscale | 2.50 ± 0.99 |
| Vacation | 2.96 ± 1.38 |
| Salary | 2.34 ± 1.37 |
| Benefits package (insurance, retirement) | 2.20 ± 1.19 |
| Satisfaction with control and responsibility subscale | 3.05 ± 0.09 |
| Your amount of responsibility | 3.45 ± 1.17 |
| Control over what goes on in your work setting | 3.22 ± 1.17 |
| Your control over work conditions | 3.13 ± 1.20 |
| Your participation in organizational decision making | 2.78 ± 1.35 |
| Opportunities for career advancement | 2.69 ± 1.33 |
| Satisfaction with scheduling subscale | 3.15 ± 1.01 |
| Opportunity to work straight days | 3.62 ± 1.16 |
| Weekends off per month | 3.40 ± 1.39 |
| Flexibility in scheduling your weekends off | 3.35 ± 1.39 |
| Flexibility in scheduling your hours | 3.28 ± 1.23 |
| Hours that you work | 3.03 ± 1.27 |
| Compensation for working weekends | 2.22 ± 1.45 |
| Satisfaction with interaction opportunities subscale | 3.31 ± 0.92 |
| The delivery of care method used on your unit (e.g. functional, team, primary) | 3.66 ± 0.90 |
| Opportunities to interact professionally with other disciplines | 3.25 ± 1.24 |
| Opportunities for social contact with your colleagues after work | 3.18 ± 1.27 |
| Opportunities for social contact at work | 3.16 ± 1.23 |
| Satisfaction with the balance of family and work subscale | 3.34 ± 0.97 |
| Maternity leave time | 3.90 ± 1.13 |
| Opportunity for part-time work | 3.08 ± 1.41 |
| Child care facilities | 3.03 ± 1.32 |
| Satisfaction with praise and recognition subscale | 3.34 ± 0.87 |
| Your immediate supervisor | 3.89 ± 1.02 |
| Recognition of your work from peers | 3.70 ± 1.04 |
| Recognition for your work from superiors | 2.89 ± 1.33 |
| Amount of encouragement and positive feedback | 2.89 ± 1.34 |
| Satisfaction with coworkers subscale | 3.87 ± 0.81 |
| The physicians you work with | 3.88 ± 0.90 |
| Your nursing peers | 3.87 ± 0.93 |
| Overall satisfaction mean score | 3.12 ± 0.65 |
SD = standard deviation
Scores range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)