A COMPARATIVE STUDY: ASSESSING JOB SATISFACTION LEVEL AMONG NURSES WORKING IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Abstract

Background: The job satisfaction has great impact on employee life and professional growth. This can be affected by a multitude of factors, including the complete nature of the work, the hectic environment, the culture stigmatization and the employee's connections with co- workers. Objective: To assess the level of job satisfaction among nurses working in both government and private healthcare settings. Method: Nurses employed from tertiary care facilities were participated in this cross- sectional study. Participants were chosen via stratified random selection. The Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire was used it contained 20 items each item has five responses completed by sample size of 158 nurses 10 were government and other 148 were private nurses. Results: Nurses in both public and government sectors reported generally high levels of job satisfaction. Government sector nurses expressed greater levels of autonomy in decision- making (59.1%), leadership support (59.0%), and employment security (63.3%). Nurses working in private hospitals reported higher levels of satisfaction with opportunities to assist others (74.0%), task variety (66.0%), and recognition (62.3%). Nonetheless, salary discontent was widespread in both healthcare setting, with only 45.9% of respondents overall being satisfied and 28.9% being dissatisfied.

Conclusion: Nurses reported feeling generally satisfied with their jobs in both government and private sectors. Job fit, workplace involvement, and economic stability are some of the elements that affect satisfaction. Overall study indicates that improving work-life balance and financial incentives may greatly improve job satisfaction.

Keywords: Care quality, Career development, Nurses, Satisfaction and Workplace.