The effect of digital system use in hospital on nurses 'autonomy and job satisfaction

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of digitalization in hospitals on nursing autonomy and job satisfaction. The research was carried out in the Ministry of Health Tire State Hospital and the Ministry of Health Ödemiş State Hospital between October 2018 and January 2019. 140 nurses from Tire State Hospital who used digital system for at least one year and 160 nurses from Ödemiş State Hospital participated in the study. SPSS 16.0 program was used in the analysis of the data obtained in the study. In the analysis of the research findings; Frequency and percentage calculations, T-Test, Mann-Whitney U Test and Pearson and Spearman Rho Correlation Analysis were used to investigate the relationship between variables. According to the results of the study, the total score average of Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale of nurses working in Tire State Hospital was 64.10 ± 14.43, and the total score average of Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale of nurses working in Ödemiş State Hospital was 67,40 ± 11.80 and between them, the difference was found to be statistically insignificant (p> 0.05). The total score average of the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale autonomy subscale of the nurses working in Tire State Hospital was 76,99 ± 19,31, and the total score average of the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale autonomy subscale of the nurses working in Ödemiş State Hospital was 81,59 ± 17,23 and The difference between them was statistically significant (p <0.05). There was no relationship between autonomy and job satisfaction of nurses working in Tire State Hospital, and there was a positive positive correlation between autonomy and job satisfaction of nurses working in Ödemiş State Hospital(p <0.05), when the relationship between general autonomy and job satisfaction was examined, it was found that there was still a weak positive relationship (p<0.05). According to the results of the study, suggestions were made to increase the job satisfaction and autonomy of nurses.