Abstract:

Aim: This study aims to investigate the presence of nomophobia in nurses and its effect on job satisfaction. Method: In this descriptive study, 74 nurses working in a district hospital and using smart phones were included in the study. Personal Information Form, Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire were used for the data collection. Percentile, independent samples t-test, Mann Whitney U test and ANOVA were used to evaluate the data. Results: In the study, it was found that nurses had a slightly higher overall satisfaction average (3.03±0.64) and a slightly higher internal satisfaction (3.11±0.70) and a lower external satisfaction (2.92±0.77). It was found that nurses had a slight level (22.07±10.10) of nomophobia in the inability to communicate sub-scale of the nomophobia questionnaire. According to the results of the study, there was no statistically significant correlation between Nomophobia and Minnesota Job Satisfaction scores (p>0.05). Conclusion and Suggestions: It was found that the level of Internet addiction in working nurses was mild and that external job satisfaction was low in terms of some demographic variables (age and professional experience). It was concluded that nomophobia in working nurses is not a priority condition affecting job satisfaction, and that staying away from the mobile phone is a predictor for this variable. Since more than one factor has an effect on its emergence, studies can be conducted on the relationship of nomophobia with different variables that may have a mediating role.

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