Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Workload of Nurses in Adult Inpatient Units

Area of Science:

• Nursing and Psychology
• Healthcare Management

Background:

• Job satisfaction is crucial for healthcare professionals.
• Nursing workload is a significant factor affecting job satisfaction.
• Validated scales are needed to measure nursing workload and its impact.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze job satisfaction among nursing and psychology professionals in adult inpatient units.
• To investigate the relationship between nursing workloads and professional job satisfaction.
• To validate a new scale for measuring nursing workloads (MIDENF®).

Main Methods:

• An observational, analytical, descriptive, concurrent, and quantitative study.
• Utilized the Overall Job Satisfaction scale and the MIDENF® scale for workload measurement.
• Included 104 nursing professionals from eight internal medicine and surgery inpatient units across four hospitals.

Main Results:

• Higher satisfaction reported in "relationship with immediate boss" and "relationship with fellow workers".
• Lower satisfaction reported in "relationship with senior management" and "organizational system of the unit".
• Overall satisfaction score: 75.63; intrinsic satisfaction: 35.28; extrinsic satisfaction: 40.36.

Conclusions:

• A strong correlation exists between nursing workload and job satisfaction.
• Dissatisfaction is more pronounced regarding organizational aspects and professional recognition.
• Findings highlight areas for improving the work environment to enhance job satisfaction.