Exploring Productivity of Nurses in Pakistan’s Health Sector

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to explore the factors that affect the productivity of nurses in public and private hospitals. The research design was quantitative descriptive. The population consisted of all categories of nurses working in private hospitals in Lahore. A convenient sampling technique was used and a sample of 120 was taken from hospitals. A questionnaire was developed by the researchers, consisting of the factors related to the job which may affect the productivity of the nurses. These factors included the supervisor’s relationship with employees, salary and benefits, job involvement, job stress and the physical and cultural environment of the nurses. Results showed that job stress was the best negative predictor of job productivity of the nurses. Implications for the hospitals were discussed.