Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital

Hamed, Hamees Elsayed; Eid, Nermin Mohamed; Hasanin, Aya Ghoneimy

doi:10.21608/menj.2017.129092

Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

² Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University

³ Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University.

10.21608/menj.2017.129092

Abstract

Meeting nurses' rights are very important, because it affects the total outcome of hospital productivity, quality of care and nurses job satisfaction. The purpose of the study is to. assess nurses' perception toward their rights and its' relation to their job satisfaction at Benha University Hospital Adescriptive correlational design was utilized to meet the purpose of this study The study sample included 214 staff nurses working at Benha University Hospital Three instruments were used for data collection namely personal characteristics questionnaire, nurses' rights questionnaire andnurses' job satisfaction questionnaire. The results showed that about two thirds of staff nurses (65.9%) perceived their rights, More than half of staff nurses (54.6%) had low job satisfaction level and there was a highly statistically negative correlation between staff nurses' perception toward their rights and their job satisfaction. The study concluded that about two thirds of staff nurses (65.9%) perceived their rights, More than half of staff nurses (54.6%) had low job satisfaction level,. There was a highly statistically negative correlation between staff nurses' perception toward their rights and their job satisfaction. The study recommended that hospital administrator should encourage nurses' participation in decision making forums within the hospital, there should be clear job description with a defined set of duties, responsibilities and rights for staff nurses and there should be continuous education center within the hospital to enhance nurses' development.

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