Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study
Background: Since the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a vital ward in the hospital, evaluating NICU nurses' satisfaction and professional values is vital for improving health care quality. This study aimed to investigate professional values and nurses' job satisfaction in NICU nurse...
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| description | Background: Since the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a vital ward in the hospital, evaluating NICU nurses' satisfaction and professional values is vital for improving health care quality. This study aimed to investigate professional values and nurses' job satisfaction in NICU nurses and influencing factors. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 316 NICU nurses in NICUs of nine hospitals in Fars province, Iran, from October 2018 to May 2019. The subjects were selected by the census method. Herzberg's Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by SPSS version-24. Results: Results showed a significant correlation between the total score of professional values and job satisfaction and also with its subscales (i.e., motivational and hygiene factors) (P < 0.001). However, age, marital status, education level, and working position were predictors of professional values, and type of hospital, insurance, and income were predictors of job satisfaction (P < 0.001). In motivational factors, job satisfaction was related to nursing values such as trust, caring, activism, professionalism, and justice (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Generally, job satisfaction was significantly correlated with nursing professional values in all subscales, especially trust. Furthermore, being single and working in a private hospital was associated with higher professional values and job satisfaction. Therefore, managers should provide better facilities and work conditions for their personnel. In addition, they are recommended to create a sense of trust between nurses and their coworkers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd84d365f8c142f38d3c95be040cca902023-06-14T04:33:07ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences2214-13912023-01-0118100512Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational studyZahra Eskandari Kootahi0Negar Yazdani1Hamidreza Parsa2Atila Erami3Reza Bahrami4Department of Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Nursing, Neonatal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranHead of Pediatrics and Neonatal Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Corresponding author.Background: Since the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a vital ward in the hospital, evaluating NICU nurses' satisfaction and professional values is vital for improving health care quality. This study aimed to investigate professional values and nurses' job satisfaction in NICU nurses and influencing factors. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 316 NICU nurses in NICUs of nine hospitals in Fars province, Iran, from October 2018 to May 2019. The subjects were selected by the census method. Herzberg's Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by SPSS version-24. Results: Results showed a significant correlation between the total score of professional values and job satisfaction and also with its subscales (i.e., motivational and hygiene factors) (P < 0.001). However, age, marital status, education level, and working position were predictors of professional values, and type of hospital, insurance, and income were predictors of job satisfaction (P < 0.001). In motivational factors, job satisfaction was related to nursing values such as trust, caring, activism, professionalism, and justice (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Generally, job satisfaction was significantly correlated with nursing professional values in all subscales, especially trust. Furthermore, being single and working in a private hospital was associated with higher professional values and job satisfaction. Therefore, managers should provide better facilities and work conditions for their personnel. In addition, they are recommended to create a sense of trust between nurses and their coworkers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139122001196EthicsHealth occupationsIntensive care unitsJob satisfactionNursing |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Eskandari Kootahi Negar Yazdani Hamidreza Parsa Atila Erami Reza Bahrami Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Ethics Health occupations Intensive care units Job satisfaction Nursing |
| title | Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study |
| title_full | Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study |
| title_fullStr | Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study |
| title_short | Professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors: A descriptive correlational study |
| title_sort | professional values and job satisfaction neonatal intensive care unit nurses and influencing factors a descriptive correlational study |
| topic | Ethics Health occupations Intensive care units Job satisfaction Nursing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139122001196 |
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