Job satisfaction and organizational commitment for nurses

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to find out the extent to which nurses in public hospitals are satisfied with their jobs and committed to their hospitals. Also, it is intended to assess the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, as well as to examine the effect of nurses' demographic factors on these 2 variables. Methods: Two-hundred and ninety nurses working in a number of public hospitals are the sample size. The measures of the study are already tested for validity and reliability. In this study, they are also examined and found to be valid and reliable. The method of data collection used was the questionnaire to include a large sample. Results: The means and standard deviations show that nurses are satisfied with their jobs to some extent, and they are slightly committed to their hospitals. A strong positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment was found at 0.59 (p