Table 1 Attributes and levels as the main factors affecting nurses' job selection
From: Nurses’ job preferences for working in deprived areas in Tehran: a discrete choice experiment
Attribute | Levels | Description |
|---|---|---|
Salary | 100 million IRR (250 USD) 150 million IRR (375 USD) 200 million IRR (500 USD) | |
Location | City Rural (a deprived area) | |
Type of employment contract | Gharardadi Peymani Rasmi | |
Workload | Heavy Moderate Low | Heavy (in the special department, 4 patients per nurse, and in the normal department, 10 patients or more per nurse) Moderate (in the special department, 3 patients per nurse, and in the normal department, 8 to 9 patients per nurse) Low (in the special, 2 patients per nurse, and in the normal department, 5 to 7 patients per nurse) |
Type of health facility | Hospital Clinic Health House | |
Workplace facilities | Adequate Inadequate | Inadequate (no free transportation, no free meals on shift, break room without amenities) Adequate (free transportation is available, Free meals on shift, break room with standard amenities like microwave and refrigerator) |
Work schedule | Appropriate Inappropriate | Appropriate (regular shifts, and the full cooperation of the supervisor in monthly planning according to individual conditions) Inappropriate (irregular shifts in the month, the presence of night shifts, working on holidays, and the lack of cooperation of the supervisor in the monthly planning according to the individual) |
Expected time spent on the assigned job for promotion to a higher position | 1 to 3 years 3 to 5 years More than 5 years |