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01-08-2008 | Original Paper

Physician and Nurse Job Climates in Hospital-Based Emergency Departments in Taiwan: Management and Implications

Authors: Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Chung-Ping Cliff Hsu, Ming-Chin Chao, Shi-Ping Luh, Siu-Wan Hung, Gerald-Mark Breen

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 4/2008

Abstract

This study evaluates how emergency physicians and nurses perceive their job climates in their hospital-based emergency departments (ED). In total, 208 emergency physicians and 234 emergency nurses were surveyed, applying a validated survey instrument covering the job facets of medical and nursing autonomy, professional accomplishments and outcomes, leadership, communication, management, hospital policies and regulations, and external health policy environments germane to emergency medicine. The findings reveal that the average satisfaction score for professional growth and accomplishments was ranked highest by emergency physicians, and job communication within EDs was ranked highest by emergency nurses. Several emergency medical professional characteristics, including age, education, medical authority, employment duration, full-time or part-time statuses, perceived workloads, and hospital accreditation levels, were all related to job satisfaction in this surveyed population. New insights generated from this study could provide increased guidance to hospital and ED unit managers toward enhancing wellness and limiting dissatisfaction and disharmony relative to long-term career survival and the well-being of ED specialists.

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Title: Physician and Nurse Job Climates in Hospital-Based Emergency Departments in Taiwan: Management and Implications
Authors: Blossom Yen-Ju Lin
Chung-Ping Cliff Hsu
Ming-Chin Chao
Shi-Ping Luh
Siu-Wan Hung
Gerald-Mark Breen
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-008-9132-1

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