Job engagement and its influencing factors of nurses working in emergency department

Objective To describe the current situation of nurses' job engagement in emergency department and analyze its main influencing factors. Methods A total of 146 emergency nurses from 6 Class 3 hospitals from June to September 2017 were selected by convenience sampling method. The nurses were investigated using general data questionnaires, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) , and Nursing Organization Atmosphere Scale. Results A total of 146 questionnaires were distributed and 138 valid questionnaires were collected. The average score of UWES for the 138 emergency nurses was (70.34±13.72) . The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that nurses with or without children, education level, monthly income, physical condition, frequency of night shifts, and nursing organization atmosphere were the main factors affecting the job engagement of nurses in emergency department (P<0.05) . Conclusions The current situation of emergency work nurses' job engagement is at a medium level. Managers should attach great importance to this issue and adopt more individualized intervention programs and management to increase the level of job engagement and work enthusiasm of nurses in emergency departments.