Items | Very dissatisfied | Moderately dissatisfied | Moderately Satisfied | Very satisfied | ||||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Pay (salary) you receive | 189 | 59.8 | 69 | 21.8 | 46 | 14.6 | 12 | 3.8 |
Annual leave you receive from the hospital | 69 | 21.8 | 104 | 32.9 | 116 | 36.7 | 27 | 8.5 |
Sick leave you receive from the hospital | 77 | 24.4 | 83 | 26.3 | 119 | 37.7 | 37 | 11.7 |
Hours that you work in the hospital | 73 | 23.1 | 63 | 19.9 | 129 | 40.8 | 51 | 16.1 |
Flexibility in scheduling your working hours | 65 | 20.6 | 82 | 25.9 | 134 | 42.4 | 35 | 11.1 |
Your satisfaction in your shift rotation | 51 | 16.1 | 72 | 22.8 | 143 | 45.3 | 50 | 15.8 |
Flexibility in scheduling your weekends off | 117 | 37.0 | 84 | 26.6 | 88 | 27.8 | 27 | 8.5 |
Compensation for working weekends and holidays | 126 | 39.9 | 85 | 26.9 | 90 | 28.5 | 15 | 4.7 |
Opportunity for part-time work | 116 | 36.7 | 92 | 29.1 | 79 | 25.0 | 29 | 9.2 |
Maternity leave time given by the hospital | 34 | 10.8 | 52 | 16.5 | 147 | 46.5 | 83 | 26.3 |
Interaction with your nursing peers | 21 | 6.6 | 51 | 16.1 | 152 | 48.1 | 92 | 29.1 |
Interaction with the physicians you work with | 47 | 14.9 | 86 | 27.2 | 134 | 42.4 | 49 | 15.5 |
Availability of medical equipment/supplies to deliver nursing care in your unit | 113 | 35.8 | 100 | 31.6 | 81 | 25.6 | 22 | 7.0 |
Satisfaction with the nursing care given to your clients | 28 | 8.9 | 60 | 19.0 | 148 | 46.8 | 80 | 25.3 |
Opportunities for social contact with your colleagues after work | 49 | 15.5 | 80 | 25.3 | 151 | 47.8 | 36 | 11.4 |
Opportunities for interact professionally with other disciplines | 60 | 19.0 | 101 | 32.0 | 125 | 39.6 | 30 | 9.5 |
Opportunities for further education/degree or postgraduate study in nursing | 134 | 42.4 | 75 | 23.7 | 73 | 23.1 | 34 | 10.8 |
Opportunities to participate in morning rounds | 73 | 23.1 | 86 | 27.2 | 112 | 35.4 | 45 | 14.2 |
Opportunities to participate in nursing research | 210 | 66.5 | 70 | 22.2 | 28 | 8.9 | 8 | 2.5 |
Opportunities to write and publish | 255 | 80.7 | 36 | 11.4 | 18 | 5.7 | 7 | 2.2 |
Recognition from your head nurse | 46 | 14.6 | 84 | 26.6 | 135 | 42.7 | 51 | 16.1 |
Recognition for your work from superiors | 95 | 30.1 | 98 | 31.0 | 98 | 31.0 | 25 | 7.9 |
Recognition for your work from peers | 35 | 11.1 | 64 | 20.3 | 152 | 48.1 | 65 | 20.6 |
Encouragement and positive feedback from matron | 100 | 31.6 | 93 | 29.4 | 86 | 27.2 | 37 | 11.7 |
Opportunity to make autonomous nursing care decisions | 62 | 19.6 | 85 | 26.9 | 128 | 40.5 | 41 | 13.0 |
Opportunities for on-the-job training | 184 | 58.2 | 62 | 19.6 | 52 | 16.5 | 18 | 5.7 |
Responsibility in the unit/ward | 40 | 12.7 | 69 | 21.8 | 134 | 42.4 | 72 | 23.1 |
Your control over conditions in your working unit | 39 | 12.3 | 62 | 19.6 | 151 | 47.8 | 64 | 20.3 |
Consideration given to your opinion and suggestions for change in the work setting or office practice | 58 | 18.4 | 88 | 27.8 | 128 | 40.5 | 42 | 13.3 |