HUBUNGAN GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA RUANG RAWAT YANG DIPERSEPSIKAN OLEH PERAWAT PELAKSANA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA PERAWAT PELAKSANA DI RUMAH SAKIT

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAD NURSES' LEADERSHIP PERCEIVED BY NURSES AND NURSES' JOB SATISFACTION IN THE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: Nurses are the biggest health personnel in the
hospital. Despite their important role in providing services to
patients, their job satisfaction is still low. Leadership is one of the
factors affecting the nurses’ job satisfaction.

Objective: The research was conducted to measure the
relationship between head nurse leadership style and nurses’
job satisfaction in hospital wards.

Methods: This study was an analytic research using crosssectional
design. This research was conducted in the District
Hospital on May 2015. Subjects were 156 nurses who work in
the general and special wards. Questionnaire was divided into 3
sections, demography variable, job satisfaction using Mueller-
McCloskey Satisfaction Scale and leadership style using
“Multiple Leadership Questionnaire 5x”.

Results: Marital status, educational level, and type of ward
have a significant relationship with job satisfaction with p value
of 0,033, 0,010, and 0,007 respectively. Transformational
leadership style also has a significant relationship to job
satisfaction, providing four times greater job satisfaction
compared to passive avoidant style (p = 0,01).

Conclusion: There is a relationship between head nurse’
leadership style and nurse job satisfaction. Hospital
management has to give serious attention on nursing
leadership to enhance attending nurses’ job satisfaction.