Job satisfaction of community nurses working with people with a mental handicap

摘要

There is a dearth of studies on the job satisfaction of community nurses, especially those working with people with a mental handicap, in the United Kingdom This paper reports on some of the data gathered as part of a survey of community nurses (mental handicap) (CNMH) in Northern Ireland in 1992 A 25‐item questionnaire was sent to all 50 CNMH The response rate was 72 The results showed that most of these CNMH rated then‐ level of satisfaction as high or very high Additionally, they identified a number of factors which contributed to then‐ job satisfaction and/or dissatisfaction These findings have implications for theory building, methodology and nursing pr