Registered nurses are the least satisfied healthcare professionals, according to Press Ganey’s Check-Up Report: Employee and Nurse Perspectives on American Health Care Organizations.

The report examined the perspectives of more than 200,000 employees, including more than 45,000 nurses, employed at 423 organizations throughout 2007. The report presented employees’ and nurses’ greatest concerns with their organizations and identifies improvement opportunities.

Press Ganey found that the most important issue to employees is how well senior leadership, including senior management and administration, listens to them. Employees reported the lowest overall satisfaction with compensation, participation, staffing, recognition, and senior leadership.