THE REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION MODEL: AN EFFORT TO INCREASE NURSE JOB SATISFACTION

• Main Authors: Santoso, Rita Kartika Sari, Anggorowati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belitung Raya Foundation 2017-10-01
• Series: Belitung Nursing Journal
• Subjects: Job satisfaction; nurse; reflective supervision model
• Online Access: http://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/195

Background: Job satisfaction influences the quality of health services in hospitals. However, low job satisfaction of nurses exists in the literature and influenced by various factors, including supervision. Thus, a reflective supervision model is considered effective in improving nurse job satisfaction. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of the reflective supervision model on nurse job satisfaction. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with control group design conducted between May-July 2017 in the Tugurejo Hospital and Dr. Moewardi hospital. There were sixty-eight nurses selected using purposive sampling, with 34 nurses assigned in the experiment and control group. Data were collected using questionnaires and then analyzed by paired t-test. Results: Paired t-test obtained p-value of 0.000, which indicated that the reflective supervision model has a significant influence to nurse work satisfaction. Conclusion: The reflective supervision model has a significant effect in increasing nurse job satisfaction. Therefore, this model could be applied by the head nurses to improve nurse outcome indicator, especially for nurse job satisfaction.