Abstract:

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between professional solidarity and job satisfaction of nurses in the X and Y generation. Materials and Methods: Nurses working in the Kilis State Hospital constituted the universe of the cross-sectional study. All of the universe was included in the sampling without selecting the sample and 145 nurses who accepted to work between 01.02.2017 - 01.03.2017 were reached. In the data collection form, socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses, the Coworker's Solidarity Scale in Nurses and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale are included. The verbal and written approvals of the nurses have been obtained from the institution to be conducted. The data were evaluated with SPSS 18.0 program and the analyzes were performed by number, percentage and mean, Crombach Alpha analysis, independent student t, Pearson's correlation test. For all analyzes the level of error was set at 0.05. Results: Total point average of occupational solidarity scale of Y generation nurses was found to be higher than that of X axis, but there was not statistically significant difference in terms of occupational solidarity of X and Y generation (p> 0.05). The job satisfaction scale score of the X generation nurses was found to be higher than the Y generation nurses and a statistically significant difference was found between the X and Y generation job satisfactions (p <0.05). Conclusion: From the X of the average of the occupational solidarity scale of the Y generation nurses participating in the survey; The score of the job satisfaction scale of the X generation nurses was found to be higher than the Y curve. In this study, occupational solidarity among nurses was found to increase. Occupational solidarity of working nurses and job satisfaction should be considered in generation differences.

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