JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY OF STAFF NURSES WORKING IN THE HOSPITALS.

Introduction: Satisfaction of the nurses are key component in delivering inviolable health care in the country. Multiple factors are responsible for nurses? job satisfaction. Satisfied nurses are able to provide quality nursing care for their patients. Staff Nurses? Job satisfaction are influenced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The staff nurses attitude towards their job can be measured through the job satisfaction scale. This study has been undertaken in an attempt to explore and describe the Job Satisfaction of staff nurses working in the hospitals. Objective: Explore and describe the Job Satisfaction of staff nurses working in the hospitals. Compare the Job satisfaction of staff nurses working in different settings. Methods: A quantitative approach to explore the job satisfaction level of staff nurses with a descriptive design was adopted in the study. Non- Probability method through simple random sampling technique and standardized tool of Job Satisfaction Scale by Dr. Sharma was used to collect data from staff nurses working in three hospitals at Bangalore. Results: Staff nurses are having an average Job satisfaction working in three different hospitals. Staff nurses working in the corporate hospital are comparatively more satisfied than in the Government and Mission hospital while comparing the Job satisfaction in different settings. Conclusion: Job satisfaction of nurses is an important concept as levels of job satisfaction may impact upon the global nursing workforce. Results of this present study demonstrate that staff nurses have average job satisfaction working in the hospitals. Implications for Nursing Management: Findings suggest that efforts are needed to improve intrinsic and extrinsic factors of staff nurses to ensure Job Satisfaction of staff nurses working in the hospitals.