Nurse Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Concept Analysis

Abstract

Background: This study provides an analysis of the concept of nurse faculty job satisfaction. Method: Walker and Avant's ( 2019 ) eight-step method guided this analysis. Searches of the CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane databases were performed with the following terms: faculty , nursing , nurs* faculty , nurs* educator , job satisfaction , work satisfaction , and employee satisfaction . Thirty-seven articles published between 2010 and 2022 in the field of nursing were included. Results: Three defining attributes of nurse faculty job satisfaction were identified: psychological empowerment, self-efficacy, and motivational factors (achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement, work, and growth). Antecedents included mentoring, effective leadership, structural support, and work culture and relationships. The consequences of nurse faculty job satisfaction were commitment (professional and organizational) and work efficiency, which included productivity, creativity, and innovation. Conclusion: This concept analysis showed the attributes of nurse faculty job satisfaction are intrinsic and the antecedents are extrinsic. An operational definition was proposed, and a conceptual model was created. [ J Contin Educ Nurs. 2024;55(7):331–337.]