Nursing Faculty Job Satisfaction During COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study

Laura C Sessions; Michelle Ness; Hayley Mark; Bo Kyum Yang

doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001143

Nursing Faculty Job Satisfaction During COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study

Nurs Educ Perspect. 2023 Nov-Dec;44(6):353-358. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001143. Epub 2023 May 28.

Authors

Laura C Sessions¹, Michelle Ness, Hayley Mark, Bo Kyum Yang

Affiliation

¹ About the Authors The authors are faculty at Towson University College of Health Professions, Towson, Maryland. Laura C. Sessions, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor. Michelle Ness, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor. Hayley Mark, PhD, RN, FAAN, is department chair. Bo Kyum Yang, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor. For more information, contact Dr. Sessions at [email protected] .

PMID: 37253198
DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001143

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand stress, resilience, and compassion satisfaction of nursing faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify factors related to their job satisfaction.

Background: The impacts of COVID-19 on faculty stress, resilience, compassion satisfaction, and job satisfaction were unknown.

Method: A mixed-methods survey was distributed electronically to nursing faculty in the United States.

Results: Compassion satisfaction and resilience were positively correlated with job satisfaction; stress and job satisfaction were negatively correlated. Feeling safe to teach, feeling supported by administration, and spending more hours teaching online were positively associated with job satisfaction. Three themes were identified: challenges in the workplace, struggles with personal stressors, and building capacity in the face of the unknown.

Conclusion: Faculty reported a strong professional commitment to nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leadership that supported faculty through concern for their safety contributed to participants' ability to respond to the challenges experienced.