AUTHOR=Kołtuniuk Aleksandra , Witczak Izabela , Młynarska Agnieszka , Czajor Karolina , Uchmanowicz Izabella 

TITLE=Satisfaction With Life, Satisfaction With Job, and the Level of Care Rationing Among Polish Nurses—A Cross-Sectional Study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.734789

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.734789

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Background: Rationing of nursing care is a serious issue that has been widely discussed throughout recent years in many countries. The level of satisfaction with life and of satisfaction with job as the nurse-related factors may significantly affect the level of care rationing.
Aim: Assessment of rationing of nursing care among the Polish nurses and the impact of nurse-related variables i.e. satisfaction with life and satisfaction with job on the level of nursing care rationing.
Material and methods: A cross – sectional study was conducted among 529 Polish registered nurses employing in University Hospitals. Three self-report scales in Polish version were used in this study: Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care – revised version (BERNCA - R), Satisfaction with Life Scale and Satisfaction with Work Scale. 
Results: The respondents indicated that the most frequently rationed activity is studying the situation of individual patients and care plans at the beginning of shift. The least frequently rationed activity indicated by the respondents was adequate hand hygiene. The patient-to-nurse ratio and the level of satisfaction with job are significant independent factors affecting the level of care rationing.
Conclusion: The assessment of level of satisfaction with life and identification of factors affecting this assessment will enable reducing the occurrence of care rationing.
Key words: rationing care, satisfaction with life, satisfaction with job, nurse
Relevance to Clinical Practice 
The most frequently rationed care interventions identified in the implicit rationing approach were activities related to care plans. The assessment of the level of satisfaction with work and identification of affecting factors will enable reducing the occurrence of care rationing among the nurses working at the surgical wards in Polish hospitals.