Abstract
Diagnosis procedure combination(DPC) system, that promotes an incentive to shortening of hospital days, often induces pressure of work in hospital employee. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of DPC on the job satisfaction level of nurses working in advanced treatment hospital called “hospital A”.
The obtained data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Student’s t-test. As the result, the job satisfaction level of nurses affected by DPC was significantly low compared with that of nurses who were not affected by DPC. In comparison of items related to job satisfaction scale, the same results were shown in salary and doctor-nurse interaction. These data indicated that the pressure of work caused by introduction of DPC has the negative effect on satisfaction level of nursing staff. It is suggested that the proper understanding of this issue leads to improvement of nurses’ work environment.
