Abstract:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to study the levels of employment satisfaction and some variables related to employment satisfaction of nurses working in a university hospital. Method: This study, which is a defining type, was conducted in February 2008 at the Inönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center. The study was conducted by 266 nurses. The data of the study was collected using the Minnesota Doyum Scale Short Form and the Personal Information Form developed by the researcher. The overall work satisfaction of nurses was medium and the average score was 3.30 ± 0.71. The nurses' internal saturation score (3.52±0.75) was higher than the external saturation score average (2.98±0.86). Married (3.39±0.69), working in internal clinics (3.55±0.54), responsible for the unit (3.59±0.62), working on a daily basis (3.52±0). 58) and nurses participating in scientific events (3.40±0.66) found the overall work-satisfaction score average significantly higher than other nurses (P<0.05). The result: Nurses’ general and internal work satisfaction was medium, while external work satisfaction was low. The results of this study showed that nurses' work satisfaction is related to the civil state, the unit employed, the job position, the way they work and the state of participation in scientific activities. Keywords: work satisfaction, nurses, hospital, work environment, individual characteristics.

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