Determining the Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience, and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses

DETERMING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG CHANGE FATIGUE, RESILIENCE, AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HOSPITAL STAFF NURSES ROBIN BROWN 2016 Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine if there is a relationship among change fatigue, resilience, and job satisfaction of hospital staff nurses and if differences exist between novice and experienced staff nurses. Background: Healthcare is typified by change. Organizational changes have a negative impact on nurses and the effects of organizational change are being overlooked and under researched. Change fatigue is a result of constant organizational change and has not been researched with nurses. Methods: The study utilized a descriptive correlational design. Participants completed an online survey, using three tools: Change Fatigue Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS). Results: The participants were 535 hospital staff nurses. The findings of the study report a significant difference between novice and experienced staff nurses in change fatigue (t = -2.9, p = .003), resilience (t = -2.3, p =.01), and job satisfaction (t= -2.0, p = .04). Experienced nurses had higher change fatigue, resilience, and job satisfaction mean scores. The study also found a significant negative association between change fatigue and job satisfaction (r = -.295, p = .000) and change fatigue and resilience (r = -.145, p