Job Satisfaction of Nurses Working in a Central-Level Hospital

Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction is the extent to which an employee feels self-motivated, content, and satisfied with his/her job. It happens when an employee feels he or she is having job stability and career growth. Nurses’ job satisfaction plays an important role in delivering quality care, so this study aims to find out the level of job satisfaction among nurses.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted. All nursing staff working in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital were the study population; the sample size was 263 selected through stratified random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used. The level of job satisfaction was assessed using a 5-point Likert Scale. Data were entered into SPSS version 16 and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: Among the respondents,75.7% were between 20 and 30 years old, 81.4% had bachelor’s degrees, 52.9% were married,65.8% belonged to the nuclear family, and the highest number 18.3%were working in the medical ward. Among them, 38.4% were on a contract basis, and 51% had work experience of less than five years. Findings showed that 69.6% were satisfied with their job, and 60.8% had high intention to leave their job. The level of satisfaction was significantly associated with the intention to leave a job (p=0.006).Age(p=0.01), marital status(p=0.01), and area of specialty (p=0.01) were associated with intention to leave the job.

Conclusions: More than half of respondents were satisfied, the most satisfying job dimension is salary and the least is recognition. More than half of the respondents have high intention to leave their jobs.