Korea Journal of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회지)

Korean Society of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회)
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An Exploratory Study on the Characteristics of Nurse Administrators - Focused on Personality, Job Satisfaction and Work Appropriateness -

병원행정직 간호사의 특성에 관한 탐색적 연구 - 성격, 직무만족, 업무적합성 인식을 중심으로 -

  • Jung, Jae-Yeon (Seoul St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Jum (Graduate School of Healthcare Management and Policy, Catholic University of Korea, Catholic Institute of Healthcare Management)
  • 정재연 (서울성모병원) ;
  • 김광점 (가톨릭대학교 의료경영대학원, 가톨릭의료경영연구소)
  • Received : 2016.10.31
  • Accepted : 2017.03.20
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study was performed to find out the characteristics of nurse administrators and the relationships among their personality types, administrative work appropriateness and job satisfaction. Methods: Participants were 112 nurse administrators who had worked for more than 1 year in a hospital administrative position in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. Data were collected form April 14 to Jun 17, 2016, using questionnaires. For the analysis, SPSS WIN 20.0 program was used. Results: Personality types are related to job satisfaction and administrative work appropriateness. Among big-5 personality types, the neurotic level is negatively related to job satisfaction. However, extroversion is positively related. For the appropriateness of administrative work, the way of transfer and working department show no significant relations but age shows significant relation. The influence of age needs further study. Conclusion: The personalty types are related to nurse administratorsʼ job satisfaction and administrative work appropriateness.

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