Well-being and satisfaction of nurses in Slovenian hospitals

ǂa ǂcross-sectional study

Mateja Lorber (Author), Sonja Treven (Author), Damijan Mumel (Author)

Abstract

Introduction: Well-being is one of the most important factors in whether nurses decide to remain in the nursing profession. This study aims to examine well-being and satisfaction among nurses working in Slovenian hospitals and to identify the related demographic factors. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study uses standardised instruments. The sample included 640 nurses working in Slovenian hospitals. The difference between individual variables were analysed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: Nurses self-assessed their satisfaction and well-being as moderate. Forty-seven per cent of nurses were satisfied with their job, 49% assessed their psychological well-being as good, 52% were often exposed to stress at the workplace and 30% were always exposed to stress at the workplace. Levels of job satisfaction (p=0.031), psychological well-being (p=0.029) and subjective well-being (p=0.014) were found to differ significantly according to level of education, while levels of job satisfaction (p=0.005), life satisfaction (p<0.001), psychological well-being (p<0.001) and subjective well-being (p<0.001) were also found to differ according to years of nursing service and from hospital to hospital (p<0.001). Conclusions: The key finding of the study is that nurses are moderately satisfied with their work and life and that they display moderate levels of psychological and subjective well-being. Hospitals can be successful and achieve the goals of the organisation if their employees are satisfied with work and enjoy good levels of well-being. Hospital management have to recognise the importance of ensuring that nurses and other employees are satisfied and healthy.

Keywords

hospitals;nurses;satisfaction;health;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2020
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FZV - Faculty of Health Sciences
Publisher:	Zavod LRS za zdravstveno varstvo, Republiški zdravstveni center, Univerzitetni zavod za zdravstveno in socialno varstvo, Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije, Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje
UDC:	614
COBISS:	21445379
ISSN:	0351-0026
Views:	0
Downloads:	1
Average score:	0 (0 votes)
Metadata:

Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Počutje in zadovoljstvo medicinskih sester v slovenskih bolnišnicah
Secondary abstract:	Uvod: Počutje medicinskih sester je eden najpomembnejših dejavnikov odločitve, ali ostanejo zaposlene v zdravstvu ali ne. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti stopnjo dobrega počutja in zadovoljstva medicinskih sester, ki delajo v slovenskih bolnišnicah, ter prepoznati nekatere povezane demografske dejavnike. Metode: Uporabljena je bila opisna presečna raziskava in standardizirani instrumenti. V vzorec je bilo vključenih 640 medicinskih sester iz slovenskih bolnišnic. Razlike med posameznimi spremenljivkami so bile analizirane s testoma Mann-Whitney in Kruskal-Wallis. Rezultati: Medicinske sestre so samoocenile svoje zadovoljstvo in počutje kot zmerno. 47 % medicinskih sester je zadovoljnih s svojim delom, 49 % pa je svoje psihološko počutje ocenilo kot pozitivno. 52 % medicinskih sester je pogosto in 30 % medicinskih sester je vedno izpostavljenih stresu na delovnem mestu. Glede na stopnjo izobrazbe so bile ugotovljene statistično pomembne razlike v zadovoljstvu z delom (p = 0,031), psihološkem (p = 0,029) in subjektivnem počutju (p = 0,014). Statistično pomembne razlike so bile ugotovljene pri zadovoljstvu z delom (p = 0,005), zadovoljstvu z življenjem (p < 0,001), psihološkem (p < 0,001) in subjektivnem počutju (p < 0,001) glede na leta delovnih izkušenj v zdravstveni negi in upoštevajoč različne bolnišnice (p < 0,001). Zaključki: Ključna ugotovitev raziskave je zmerno zadovoljstvo z delom in življenjem ter zmerno dobro psihološko in subjektivno počutje medicinskih sester. Bolnišnice so lahko uspešne in dosegajo organizacijske cilje, če so tudi medicinske sestre zadovoljne z delom in se dobro počutijo. Vodstvo v bolnišnicah mora prepoznati pomen skrbi za zadovoljne in zdrave medicinske sestre ter tudi ostale zaposlene v bolnišnici.
Secondary keywords:	bolnišnice;medicinske sestre;zadovoljstvo;zdravje;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 180-188
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ59
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ3
Chronology:	2020
DOI:	10.2478/sjph-2020-0023
ID:	25795150