• BMC research notes · Nov 2018

    Job satisfaction and related factors among Iranian intensive care unit nurses.

    • Somayeh Mousazadeh, Shahrzad Yektatalab, Marzieh Momennasab, and Soroor Parvizy.
    • Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran.
    • BMC Res Notes. 2018 Nov 20; 11 (1): 823.

    ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to determine the levels of job satisfaction and to collect information about the factors affecting job satisfaction of Iranian ICU hospital nurses.ResultsThe participants included 124 nurses working in the ICU section of hospitals in the city of Amol in Iran, who were selected by census method. The instruments for gathering the information included Demographic Information Questionnaire and also the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. The results revealed that the average score of job satisfaction among ICU nurses was 2.50 ± 0.51. Also job satisfaction among women was higher than men (P = 0.03, t = 0.4). One way analysis of variance showed a significant relation between job satisfaction level with employment status and overtime work. Also older nurses had higher levels of job satisfaction. Hospital directors and managers, can use the results of this study in order to have a deeper understanding of job satisfaction among nurses, and the factors affecting it.

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