The correlation between powerlessness and job satisfaction in female registered nurses employed on medical-surgical units in hospital settings

Abstract

T~e relationship between powerlessness and job satisfaction was examined in 44 female registered nurses employed on medical-surgical units housed in two large teaching hospitals. The nurses were administered three structured questionnai~es: The Demographic Questionnaire, the Job in General Scale, and the Health Care Work Powerlessness Scale (.Revisedl .. Data were analyzed using ·a Pearson's Correl.ation Coefficient. The findings showed a statistically significant negative correlatioh between p6werlessness and job satisf act i. on ( r =-. 310, ~< • 0.2 51, suggest i n g that as power 1 e s sness i-ncreases,. job s.attsfaction decr-eases. This finding provides des.c.riptive data wh·ich implies that as powe·rlessness increases in hospital~hased RNs, the· likelihood exists t h.a t j o b s a t i s fa c t i o n w i 1 1 de c r e a s e .