Level of Job Satisfaction and Influence of Socio-demographic Variables on Nurses' Job Satisfaction in Two Selected Government Owned Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction is an essential part of nurses' lives, influencing patient safety, productivity, performance, quality of care, retention, turnover, commitment to the organization and the profession.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine level of job satisfaction and influence of socio-demographic variables on nurses' job satisfaction in two selected general hospital in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Method: It was a descriptive study that utilized a Random sampling method to select227 respondents for the study using Cochran's formula to get exact sampling size from the two hospitals. Questionnaires with reliability index of 0.806 were used to collect data from the respondents. Data was then analyzed using Statistical Software SPSS version 20 using descriptive and inferential statistics and result were presented in tables and figures.

Result: The result showed a low level of job satisfaction, 100% of the respondents were not satisfied with their monthly allowance and believed that their salaries are not commensurate with their level of competence and there was a significant relationship between qualification and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.397**, p<0.05); a significant relationship between rank and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.492**; p<0.05); a significant relationship between years of working experience and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.180**; p<0.05), significant relationship between qualification and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.397**, p<0.05); a significant relationship between rank and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.492**; p<0.05); a significant relationship between years of working experience and the level of job satisfaction (r = 0.180**; p<0.05) whereas no significant relationship was found between sex and level of job satisfaction among nurses in the two selected hospitals in Lagos (r = -0.049; p>0.05); no significant relationship was found between sex and level of job satisfaction among nurses in the two selected hospitals in Lagos (r = -0.049; p>0.05

Conclusion: Working environment should be made conducive for nurses, adequate material should be made available for working, supervisors should be made to relate with junior worker in a friendly and supportive manner and should make constructive criticism , administrative policies should be one that are achievable, the management should make use of adequate leadership styles and nurses renumeration should also be improved. Nurses should be encouraged to improve to acquire more qualification.