Er intensivavdelinger et godt sted for intensivsykepleieren å jobbe? : en kvantitativ undersøkelse av intensivsykepleierens jobbtilfredshet og grad av utbrenthet

Abstract

Background: There is a lack of intensive care nurses at the Norwegian intensive care units (ICU). Norwegian Nurses Organisation concludes this is crucial regarding the capacity and quality within health services. We underline a good working environment is of great importance in order to keep and recruit colleagues with relevant competence. It is of importance that the intensive care nurse experiences high degree of job satisfaction and experiences low degree of burnout in order to provide good/professional intensive care treatment. Aim: 1. To investigate the relationship between demographic and job-related variables and the ICU nurse jobsatisfaction. 2. To investigate the relationship between demographic and job-related variables and the ICU nurse level of burnout. Method: We have used a quantitative study with a cross section design. We have collected data through electronic surveys. There was a selection of 400 intensive care unit nurses at several ICU`s in South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. We used two validated questionnaires, Nursing Work Index-Revised (NWI-R) and Bergen Burnout Indicator (BBI). Statistical methods used are chi-square test, t-test and multiple regression analyses (procedure GLM). Result: Multiple regression analyses showed that there was a connection between job satisfaction and burnout and job autonomy and salary. The more job autonomy in practicing and salary the greater experience in job satisfaction and lower degree of burnout was found. Job satisfaction was connected with how much a position of employment, seniority and nursing supervision. There were no significant statistic differences in sexes when it comes to job satisfaction and burnout. Conclusions: Job autonomy at work and salary are areas that seem to have impact in connection with job satisfaction and level of burnout. These are factors that might be of importance in order to recruit and keep the intensive care nurses at the intensive care units. Keywords: Critical care, intensive care nurse, job satisfaction, burnout