GREEK NURSE’S PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF ALTRUISM AND JOB SATISFACTION.

Introduction-Aim:- Nurses with high professional value of altruism are thought to be more satisfied and will be willing to deliver health care, they will not try to leave their job, they will not complain for limited human and other resources. The relative absence of research data from Greece, which relate nurses’ levels of job satisfaction with their values and more specifically altruism in nursing care, has stimulated the need for this study. Our hypothesis was that there is a significant relationship between nurses’ satisfaction and altruism. Material and Methods:- The sample comprised of 305 registered nurses and nurses’ assistants working in different clinical environments of General Hospitals of Central Greece. Participants were asked to answer questions about socio- demographic characteristics of the sample and fill in a questionnaire of the “Job-Communication-Satisfaction-Importance” (JCSI) questionnaire and the altruism scale of Ahmed and Jackson. The data analysis was realized with statistical methods of descriptive and inductive statistics. Multivariate linear regression models with enter method were performed. The analysis was made with the use of SPSS (version 21). Results:-Our research has shown that Greek nurses score on altruism is at average level with no important differences between Registered nurses and nurses’ assistants. Altruism was associated with satisfaction of information (r =0.13, p =0.00, 95% CI =0.04 to 0.19), information for achievements (r =0.11, p =0.01, 95% CI =0.02 to 0.15), information for policy (r =0.07, p =0.04, 95%CI = 0.01 to 0.15), communication with the Director (r =0.08, p =0.04, 95%CI = 0.01 to 0.15), and communication with other specialties (r =0.07, p =0.01, 95%CI = 0.01 to 0.12). Conclusion:-Altruistic behavior can help personnel in health organization to develop paths of communication, promote cooperation, and develop relationships with colleagues and service, informal communication and increase nurses’ satisfaction.