JOB SATISFACTION AMONG INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSES IN GREECE
Ioanna Kontogeorgou, Christos Varounis, Georgios Vasilopoulos, Martha Kelesi, Georgia Fasoi, Areti Stavropoulou
Monday, January 9, 2017
Publication year:
2017
Authors:
- Kontogeorgou Ioanna, RN, MSc, Second Department of Intensive Care Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Varounis Christos, MD, MSc, PhD, Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Vasilopoulos Georgios, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Department of Nursing, Athens University of Applied Sciences, Greece
- Kelesi Martha, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, TEI of Athens
- Fasoi Georgia, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Stavropoulou Areti, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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Pages: 158-170
Abstract:
Introduction:A number of factors are positively or negatively related to the degree of satisfaction of nurses from their work. Thepurposeof this study was to explore the level of satisfaction of nurses working in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and in Emergency Departments (EDs) in Greece.Material and method:The sample of the study consisted of 151 nurses and nursing assistants working in ICUs and in EDs. Data was collected by completing the 'Measure of Job Satisfaction' scale.Results:Out the 151 nurses, 95(62.91%) were working in the ICU while 56 (37.09%) in the EDs.Also, 97(64.24%) participants declared that they would change their job if they had the opportunity while 98(64.90%) reported they wanted a change in their occupation activity. Also, the results showed that 151 participants had a lower satisfaction score in "wage satisfaction and prospects" while the opposite was observed in the "personal satisfaction" option.Conclusions:Although nurses were generally satisfied, the high trend of leaving the profession shows the need for measures to improve working conditions and working life in general.
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