Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Rzgary Teaching Hospital in Erbil City
Background: Studying job satisfaction among nurses is important because it is necessary to distinguish between positive and negative aspects of job satisfaction. Objectives: this study aimed to assess the level of nurse's job satisfaction and factors that influence nurse's job satisfact...
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University of Kufa, Faculty of Nursing
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Background: Studying job satisfaction among nurses is important because it is necessary to distinguish between positive and negative aspects of job satisfaction.
Objectives: this study aimed to assess the level of nurse's job satisfaction and factors that influence nurse's job satisfaction in Rzgary Teaching hospital in Erbil city/Iraq.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was selected and included 65 nurses working in Rzgary Teaching hospital in Erbil city in Iraq by using questionnaires to collect the data.
Results: the study showed that (27.7%) of nurses were satisfied with their orientation period to hospital when they have been working for less than one year. 44.4% of nurses were satisfied with their supervisor or leader. The majority of nurses (50.8%) were very satisfied with nursing staff as a resource. It also represented salary, patient and family attitude, shift and hours, and lack of support from management are four factors that have a negative impact on nurse's job satisfaction which were 58.5%, 41.1%, 40.0%, and 52.3% respectively.
Conclusions: Nurses, which work in Rzgary teaching hospital, were satisfied with their job. Income is one of the main factors that influence nurse's job satisfaction.
Recommendation: Further research could be conducted to find various aspects of the job that can be used to increase nurse's job satisfaction.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef954761bea145d7b3fbed85e8d832c52025-08-20T02:27:05ZengUniversity of Kufa, Faculty of NursingKufa Journal for Nursing Sciences2223-40552521-86382016-08-016210.36321/kjns.vi20162.2707Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Rzgary Teaching Hospital in Erbil CityMuaf Abdulla Karim0Forough Rafii1Fereidoon Mahmoudi2Bakhtyar Othman Omer3Tehran University of Medical ScienceIran University of Medical Sciences Iran University of Medical SciencesHawler Medical University Background: Studying job satisfaction among nurses is important because it is necessary to distinguish between positive and negative aspects of job satisfaction. Objectives: this study aimed to assess the level of nurse's job satisfaction and factors that influence nurse's job satisfaction in Rzgary Teaching hospital in Erbil city/Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional design was selected and included 65 nurses working in Rzgary Teaching hospital in Erbil city in Iraq by using questionnaires to collect the data. Results: the study showed that (27.7%) of nurses were satisfied with their orientation period to hospital when they have been working for less than one year. 44.4% of nurses were satisfied with their supervisor or leader. The majority of nurses (50.8%) were very satisfied with nursing staff as a resource. It also represented salary, patient and family attitude, shift and hours, and lack of support from management are four factors that have a negative impact on nurse's job satisfaction which were 58.5%, 41.1%, 40.0%, and 52.3% respectively. Conclusions: Nurses, which work in Rzgary teaching hospital, were satisfied with their job. Income is one of the main factors that influence nurse's job satisfaction. Recommendation: Further research could be conducted to find various aspects of the job that can be used to increase nurse's job satisfaction. https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/2707NurseJob satisfaction |
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| title | Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Rzgary Teaching Hospital in Erbil City |
| title_full | Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Rzgary Teaching Hospital in Erbil City |
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