Helping nurses adjust. Who provides what job information?

Nurses' perceptions of their jobs are influenced by information provided by others, who often are labeled role models. This study suggests that role models are not limited to co-workers and preceptors as implied in previous research. Nurses' evaluations of job satisfaction, job attitudes, and the appeal of other professions is influenced by information provided by co-workers, supervisors, preceptors, family, friends, patients, and physicians. Although all employees appear to be influenced to some degree by information from others, new employees appear most prone to use information from others to shape feelings, attitudes, and job behavior.