ปัจจัยทำนายความสุขในการทำงานของพยาบาลวิชาชีพ โรงพยาบาลเอกชนเครือข่ายแห่งหนึ่ง

Thitiporn Pomyukhol; Areewan  Oumtanee; Teepatad  Chintapanyakun

Authors

Thitiporn Pomyukhol Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University
Areewan Oumtanee Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University
Teepatad Chintapanyakun Department of Nursing Service, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Keywords:

work happiness, hardiness, teamwork, ethical climate, professional autonomy

Abstract

The purposes of this predictive study were to 1) examine the level of work happiness among professional nurses in a private hospital group 2) examine the relationships among hardiness, teamwork, ethical climate, professional autonomy, and work happiness among professional nurses in a private hospital group and 3) determine the predictive power of hardiness, teamwork, ethical climate, and professional autonomy on work happiness among professional nurses in a private hospital group. The sample consisted of 192 professional nurses selected through multistage sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire of hardiness, teamwork, ethical climate, professional autonomy, and work happiness. Content validity was established by a panel of experts, with content validity index (CVI) values ranging from .90 to 1.00, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from .90 to .96. Data were collected via an electronic system and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The statistical significance level was set at .05.
The research findings revealed that professional nurses perceived their overall work happiness at a high level (M = 4.25, SD = .41). All study variables were positively and significantly correlated with work happiness (r = .769 - .844, p < .05) Professional autonomy, teamwork, hardiness, and ethical climate significantly predicted work happiness among professional nurses (Beta = .354, .240, .227, and .193, respectively; p < .05). Together, these variables explained 83.4% of the variance in work happiness (R² = .834).
The findings of this study indicate that work happiness among professional nurses is influenced by both individual and organizational factors, particularly professional autonomy and teamwork, which were identified as key contributors to nurses’ work happiness. Therefore, nurse administrators should prioritize promoting professional autonomy in clinical decision-making, enhancing teamwork competencies, strengthening psychological hardiness, and fostering a positive ethical climate within healthcare organizations. These initiatives may help enhance work happiness among professional nurses, leading to greater retention in the profession, improved quality of nursing care, and the achievement of effective and sustainable healthcare outcomes in the long term.

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