Iram Naveed, Altaf Hussain, Mariyam Sarfraz, Sameena Afghan, Waqar S H.
Assessment of job satisfaction among nurses working in children hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;55(4):116-20.

Background: Nurses are the backbone of any hospital. Delivery of quality care to the patients is only possible if the nursing staff is satisfied with his/ her job. Aim: To assess the satisfaction level and factors which are influencing this level among nurses working in Children Hospital PIMS, Islamabad. Study design, settings and duration: A quantitative descriptive study conducted at Children Hospital, PIMS from October 2014 to January 2015. Subjects and Methods: Anonymous Minnesota Satisfaction questionnaires were distributed to all nurses working in the children hospital, these were filled by the nurses who gave consent and were returned to the investigators. The results are presented in the form of frequency, percentage, bar graph and pie chart. Results: Out of 100 nurses who were given the self reporting questionnaire, 81 responded. Overall, the nurses were satisfied with their job. Results showed that both age and level of education were directly associated with job satisfaction. Lack of their involvement in making hospital policies and decisions about things happening around them were the major issues directly influencing their satisfaction. Conclusion: The factors that strongly influenced job satisfaction were hospital policies and other related things that were being undertaken without taking their inputs. The major determinants of job satisfaction were supervision and advancement in job. Focusing on these variables could elevate the productivity and performance to higher levels. Key words: Job satisfaction, nursing staff, hospital management, salary.

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