. The introduction/problem statement established that long term care nursing is not held in high regard by the majority of registered nurses, and that the perceived conditions associated with the performance of long term care nursing are an anathema to most registered nurses. If one accepts Ms Pfaff's contention that high quality nursing is required in long term care facilities, then the problem statement is satisfactory. While not denying that high quality nursing is required in long term care facilities, however, it must be noted that Ms Pfaff did not make a case for such a requirement in the introduction/problem statement. The problem statement and, in turn, the study would have been stronger had such a case been made by the author of the article.
The Literature Review in the Article
The literature review in the article was not comprehensive with respect to theory related to job satisfaction/ dissatisfaction. The theoretical base for the article and the underlying study rested on the author's review of Frederick Herzberg's two factor theory of motivation and hygiene (Pfaff, 1987, pp. 51 52). While Herzberg's theory provides a strong basis for the research conducted by Ms Pfaff, there is a wide
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