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Exploring nurses' personal dignity, global self-esteem and work satisfaction.

Bonnie A Sturm1, Jane C Dellert2

  • 1Seton Hall University, USA bonnie.sturm@shu.edu.

Nursing Ethics
|February 12, 2015
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Keywords:
Nurses’ dignityprofessional dignityself-esteemspiritualitywork satisfaction

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Nurses often prioritize patient dignity over their own or colleagues' workplace dignity.
  • This exploratory study investigates nurses' perceptions of personal and professional dignity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between nurses' sense of dignity and global self-esteem.
  • To explore the correlation between nurses' dignity and work satisfaction.
  • To identify personal traits associated with nurses' sense of dignity.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional correlational study utilizing a stratified random sample of 133 nurses.
  • Data collected via mailed research questionnaire packets.
  • Confidentiality maintained through numerical codes; participation was optional.

Main Results:

  • A strong positive association was found between nurses' personal dignity and self-esteem (rx = .62).
  • Moderate positive associations were observed between personal dignity and work satisfaction (rx = .37), and self-esteem and work satisfaction (rs = .29).
  • Significant differences in dignity were linked to spiritual commitment and health status.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses' sense of dignity is interconnected with self-esteem, job satisfaction, spiritual commitment, and health.
  • Findings have implications for improving nurses' welfare globally.
  • Further research is recommended across diverse cultural contexts.