Relation between Job Stressors and Nursing Satisfaction

Background: Nursing is one of the most stressful jobs that many factors involved in this stress. Stress reduction may improve the job satisfaction of nurses. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between job stressors and job satisfaction among nurses.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive-correlational study was conducted to investigate the relationship between job stressors and job satisfaction. One hundred and sixty-nine nurses were selected by stratified sampling. Nursing stress scale and Herzberg occupational satisfaction were used to collect data. Pearson correlation coefficient, T-test and ANOVA were conducted to analyze data.

Results: There was no significant relation between job stressors and job satisfaction among nurses (P > 0.05). The mean job stressors was 79.11±14.85 and mean job satisfaction scores was 71.74±14.28. Majority of nurses had average job satisfaction and average job stressors. Most of the nurses were unsatisfied about lack of work place welfare and most of them were satisfied about colleague interaction among nurses, and the most of stressors were reported by the nurses was watching the death and suffering of patients.

Conclusion: In this study Nurses experienced average job stressors and average job satisfaction. Therefore, paying more attention to nursing work environment for the decision-makers and managers is necessary. Further exploration is required to find them to take practical steps to resolve them.