Abstract
Background: Nurses’ job satisfaction is a crucial component of a safe and efficient healthcare environment.
Aim: To understand the level of job satisfaction among migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care in Saudi Arabia.
Method: This study used a quantitative descriptive design. A total of 421 migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care units in two teaching hospitals in Saudi Arabia completed a questionnaire based on the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale.
Findings: Participating migrant nurses had moderate levels of job satisfaction overall, except for salary, holiday allowance and maternity leave, which attracted low satisfaction scores, and nursing peers, which attracted a high satisfaction score. There were no statistically significant differences in job satisfaction scores according to demographic variables except marital status, with a significantly higher job satisfaction among married respondents.
Conclusion: Promoting job satisfaction among nurses could improve the efficiency and quality of nursing care. There is a range of strategies that can be used to enhance nurses’ job satisfaction, including improving working conditions and promoting career development.
Aim: To understand the level of job satisfaction among migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care in Saudi Arabia.
Method: This study used a quantitative descriptive design. A total of 421 migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care units in two teaching hospitals in Saudi Arabia completed a questionnaire based on the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale.
Findings: Participating migrant nurses had moderate levels of job satisfaction overall, except for salary, holiday allowance and maternity leave, which attracted low satisfaction scores, and nursing peers, which attracted a high satisfaction score. There were no statistically significant differences in job satisfaction scores according to demographic variables except marital status, with a significantly higher job satisfaction among married respondents.
Conclusion: Promoting job satisfaction among nurses could improve the efficiency and quality of nursing care. There is a range of strategies that can be used to enhance nurses’ job satisfaction, including improving working conditions and promoting career development.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nursing Management |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 21 Jun 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- clinical
- critical care
- high dependency care
- management
- nurses’ wellbeing
- professional
- professional issues
- staff attitudes
- ward environment
- ward organisation