Abstract
A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted with the objective to determine the status of job satisfaction of senior staff nurses working at Upazila Health Complex. A total of 152 senior staff nurses were selected purposively from 16 upazila health complex where data collection instrument was self- administered semi-structured questionnaire. Results revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 44.05±7.01 years. In education, majority of the respondents (72.4%, n=110) were diploma in nursing and 20.4% (n=31) BSc in nursing. Among them, 30.9% (n=47) respondents had monthly income from Tk. 21000-25000. Majority of the respondents (61.8%, n=94) had permanent job and 23.7% (n=36) respondents had temporary job. Majority of the respondents (60.6%, n=92) were working as senior stuff nurse for above eight years. Majority of the respondents (73.7%, n=112) had working experience above four years. Most of the respondents (86.2%, n=131) had national training. 36.8% (n=56) respondents were satisfied with the salary they got. Few of the respondents (8.6%, n=13) were satisfied with the working environment. 23.0% (n=35) respondents were dissatisfied with the freedom to choose own work. 22.4% (n=34) respondents were satisfied with recognition of performance at work. Most of the respondents (86.2%, n=131) respondents were neither satisfactory nor dissatisfactory with cooperation from superior. 18.4% (n=28) respondents were satisfied with relation with colleague. 28.9% (n=44) respondents were dissatisfied with job security. Majority of the respondents (64.8%, n=104) were neither satisfactory nor dissatisfactory with fringe benefit from service. Majority of the respondents (57.9%, n=88) respondents were dissatisfied with promotional scope. 39.5% (n=60) respondents were satisfied with the place of posting.16.4% (n=25) respondents were dissatisfied with opportunity for career advancement. Majority of the respondents (72.4%, n=110) were satisfied with their jobs. 17.8% (n=27) respondents had poor satisfaction level regarding their jobs. Majority of the respondents (51.3%, n=78) said that political influence affect their job satisfaction. 13.2% (n=20) respondents said that communication barrier affect their job satisfaction. Respondent’s age (p=0.004), educational status (p=0.030) and monthly family income (p=0.052) was significantly associated with level of job satisfaction. Special attention should be given for their promotional opportunity to increase their level of job satisfaction.
Highlights
Job satisfaction is defined as the perceived relationship between what one expects and obtains from one’s job and how much importance or value is attributed to the job [1]
A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted with the objective to determine the status of job satisfaction of senior staff nurses working at Upazila Health Complex
Special attention should be given for their promotional opportunity to increase their level of job satisfaction
Summary
Job satisfaction is defined as the perceived relationship between what one expects and obtains from one’s job and how much importance or value is attributed to the job [1]. Job satisfaction is one of the important variables in work and organizational psychology, is regarded as an indicator of working – life quality [2]. Job satisfaction has been described as an attitude with an affective and cognitive component [3]. Health sector is labor intensive where service quality and efficiency are directly influenced by workers satisfaction, motivation and health worker’s willingness to Corresponding author: Abdul Karim College of Nursing, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There has been increased scholarly attention on the job satisfaction of nurses because of the need to improve the quality of care, health outcomes and the performance of the health system [5]. A high correlation has been found between nurse’s performance and their job satisfaction [6] while dissatisfaction can be costly and disruptive to organizational effectiveness [7]
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