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Assessment of Millennial Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Professional Practice Environment
Michele A OʼHara1, Debra Burke, Marianne Ditomassi
1Author Affiliations: Nursing Director, Labor and Delivery (Dr O'Hara), Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Officer (Dr Burke), and Executive Director (Dr Ditomassi), Massachusetts General Hospital; and Professor (Dr Palan Lopez), MGH Institute for Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|August 23, 2019
Summary
Supportive leadership, not demographics, significantly boosts millennial nurses' work satisfaction. Focusing on leadership development is key to retaining these vital healthcare professionals and improving patient care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Workforce Dynamics
- Organizational Psychology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Millennial nurses represent 30% of the workforce and face higher risks of burnout and turnover.
- Retaining millennial nurses is crucial for maintaining work satisfaction and ensuring high-quality patient outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between demographic factors, professional practice environment, and work satisfaction among millennial nurses.
- To identify key drivers of work satisfaction in this demographic.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of data from the Professional Practice Work Environment Inventory survey.
- Descriptive statistics and standard t-tests were employed to analyze variables.
Main Results:
- Demographic factors explained only 2.6% of the variance in work satisfaction.
- Supportive leadership was a significant predictor, accounting for nearly 63% of the variance in work satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- Supportive leadership is the primary determinant of millennial nurses' work satisfaction.
- Strategies for retaining millennial nurses should prioritize the development of supportive leadership qualities.