Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Korean Nurses Anesthesia Providers: Frequency, Importance, Difficulty of Anesthesia Practice

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses in anesthesia practice. The subjects were 294 nurses who were working at a medical institution in Korea as registered, certified nurse anesthetists and nurses. Data were collected from March 1 to June 30, 2019, and analyzed using the mean and standard deviation, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA with SPSS 27.0. The results showed that the frequency of providing anesthesia, the importance of this service, and the difficulty encountered while providing it, influenced the job satisfaction of anesthesia nurses. The scores of each of the factors were as follows: Frequency 2.98±0.59, importance 3.57±0.54, difficulty 3.10±0.58, and job satisfaction 3.13±0.54. Further analysis showed that gender, job title, hospital size, and license were the significant factors associated with the frequency. Gender, job title, hospital size, and license were significant factors associated with importance. Job title, hospital size, and education level were the significant factors associated with difficulty. Gender, job title, and hospital size were the significant differences associated with job satisfaction. Thus, overall, gender, job title, hospital size, frequency, importance, and difficulty (r=.45, p<.001) were correlated with job satisfaction. The major influencing factors for job satisfaction were frequency (p<.001), importance (p=.006), and difficulty (p<.001), and the explanatory power was 37%. It is believed that these results will provide the basic data to define the scope of practice of nurse anesthetists in Korea.