Job Satisfaction Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in District Peshawar

Abstract

Job satisfaction defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as “a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences”. In short the job satisfaction is the satisfaction level of the staff working in different organizations for their job. Health care sector is very important which deals with the health of the people. Similarly, job satisfaction of nurses is defined as the satisfaction level of nurses from their jobs. To estimate the job satisfaction level among nurses. A cross-sectional study was carried out in district Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data was collected in LRH, KTH and HMC using an adopted questionnaire. Overall, 250 participants were included in the study working in different units of the hospital. Permission was granted from hospital administration, college and participants before collecting the data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24. The mean age of the nurses was 35.56 years. Nearly half (49%) of the participants were from the age group of less than 30 years, 36% participants were from the age group 30 to 40 years and 15% participants were more the age group more than 40 years. Majority (82%) of the participants was female and 18% participants were male. Overall, 70% of the study participants had poor job satisfaction, 20% participants had moderate job satisfaction and only 10% participants had good job satisfaction. The study concluded that overall, 70% of the study participants had poor job satisfaction, 20% participants had moderate job satisfaction and only 10% participants had good job satisfaction. Different strategies should be followed on different level to enhance the job satisfaction level of nurses.