Predictors of job satisfaction among nurses working in Ethiopian public hospitals, 2014: institution-based cross-sectional study

Tefera Belachew,Yohannes Mehretie Adinew,Temamen Tesfaye,Ayele Semachew

doi:10.1186/s12960-017-0204-5

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BackgroundNurses play a pivotal role in determining the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health care systems. Nurses’ job satisfaction plays an important role in the delivery of quality health care. There is paucity of studies addressing job satisfaction among nurses in the public hospital setting in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess job satisfaction and factors influencing it among nurses in Jimma zone public hospitals, southwestern Ethiopia.MethodsAn institution-based census was conducted among 316 nurses working in Jimma zone public hospitals from March to April, 2014. A structured self-administered questionnaire based on a modified version of the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale was used. Data were entered using Epi Info version 3.5.3 statistical software and analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical package. Mean satisfaction scores were compared by independent variables using an independent sample t test and ANOVA. Bivariate and multivariable linear regressions were done.ResultsA total of 316 nurses were included, yielding a response rate of 92.67%. The overall mean job satisfaction was (67.43 ± 13.85). One third (33.5%) of the study participants had a low level of job satisfaction. Mutual understandings at work and professional commitment showed significant and positive relationship with overall job satisfaction, while working at an inpatient unit and work load were negatively associated.ConclusionsOne third of nurses had a low level of job satisfaction. Professional commitment, workload, working unit, and mutual understanding at work predicted the outcome variable.

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Nurses play a pivotal role in determining the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health care systems
Study design and setup An institution-based census was conducted from March to April, 2014, among 360 nurses with work experience of greater or equal to 6 months working in three public hospitals found in Jimma zone, namely Shenen Gibe, Limu Genet, and Jimma University Specialized Hospital
Part II: McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) having eight subscales: (i) Extrinsic reward subscale consisting of three items (ii)Scheduling subscale consisting of five items (iii)Family and work balance subscale consisting of two items (iv)Coworker subscale consisting of two items (v)Interaction opportunity subscale consisting of four items (vi)Professional opportunities consisting of four items (vii)Praise and recognition consisting of four items and (viii)Control and responsibility consisting of five items and these eight subscales have 29 items

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Nurses play a pivotal role in determining the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health care systems. As the largest health care profession in the world [8], there is no doubt that nurses are key to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [9]. They are often the only health professionals accessible to many people in their lifetime, and addressing their satisfaction is a very important issue [10]. In Ethiopia, nurses are the backbone of the health care system [11] They play a vital role in promoting the health care program of the country by contributing their own share for the achievement of the MDGs [12]

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