Factors and Demographic Characteristics Related to Nursing Workplace Satisfaction: Perspectives of Nursing Care Providers at Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi

• Main Authors: Muhammad Bilal Azm, Sumbul Shamim, Mehwish Hussain, Muhammad Ali Masood, Zahid Mirza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2011-11-01
• Series: Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
• Subjects: care providers; factor analysis; demographic; satisfaction; karachi; workplace
• Online Access: http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/47

Objective: To assess factors related to workplace satisfaction of nursing care providers employed at different tertiary care hospitals of Karachi and to analyze the effect of demographic characteristics on satisfaction factors. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at different tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. Two hundred nursing care providers filled the standardized Nursing Workplace Questionnaire selected through convenient sampling method from February 2010 to May 2011. Results: The overall satisfaction score was 56.05 ± 6.812. Pleasure with job, mental relaxation, workplace communication, workplace learning environment, workplace support and workplace dependency were the most important factors describing satisfaction of nursing care providers. Females and unmarried respondents had less workplace support. Those having lower salary enjoyed and were pleased with job more than those who had higher salary. Younger respondents were less satisfied with workplace. Therefore, they had significantly lower scores of enjoyment, job satisfaction and pleasure with job. Participants with higher degree were less satisfied, enjoyed and pleased with job and also had less workplace communications. Conclusion: It was concluded that workplace support caused highest positive impact on job satisfaction and positive perception with colleagues with healthier workplace learning.