Job Satisfaction and the Associated Factors Amongst Nurses In Southeastern Nigeria: Cross Sectional Study

Njaka Stanley*, Oko Constance Chioma and Njaka Chibueze
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Njaka Stanley*: Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Kelantan, Malaysia
Oko Constance Chioma: Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Kelantan, Malaysia
Njaka Chibueze: Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

International Journal of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, 2020, vol. 6, issue 4, 57-63

Abstract: Background: Job satisfaction is a significant indicator of the way nurses feel about their profession, the efforts to perform their professional duties, or otherwise abandons it willingly. Method: cross-sectional research design approach was used to assess the job satisfaction and the associated factors among 300 hundred nurses. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and kruskal wallis test for association between the socio-demographic variables and job satisfaction at significance level of 0.05 Result: About 1/3 of the respondents (31%) reported gross dissatisfaction with their job, 0% reported being well satisfaction while (68.7%) respondents reported moderate satisfaction with their job. Across items on the scale, gross dissatisfaction was noted on key managerial factors and the salary of the workers. Job satisfaction was associated with specialty (p

Keywords: Job; Nurses; Satisfaction; Healthcare. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.32861/ijhms.64.57.63

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