JOB SATISFACTION IN NURSES; COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVIATE HOSPITALS OF RAWALPINDI

Abstract

Objective: To assess the level of satisfaction among public and private sector nurses, barriers related to
their profession and preference or non-preference of nurses in their profession.
Study Design: Descriptive comparative study was conducted
Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in two public hospitals (Holy Family hospital
Rawalpindi, and Benazir Bhutto hospital Rawalpindi), and three private hospitals of Rawalpindi (Ahmed
Hospital, Bilal Hospital and Hearts International hospital) from January to July 2015
Material and Methods: A structured mixed questionnaire designed in English language was used to
collect the data from 220 nurses. 120 nurses were from private hospitals and 120 from public hospitals.
Convenient sampling method was used.
Results: All respondents were more than 21 year of age. Majority of public sector nurses were married
(59%) as compared to private sector nurses (41%). Majority of private sector nurses are getting monthly
salary less than Rs. 30,000 per month. While majority of public sector nurses have monthly salary more
than Rs. 30,000. Private sector nurses were more satisfied with respect to congenial working environment,
duty timings, leave policies, respect given by the clients/colleagues/seniors. However there were fewer
opportunities for continuous professional grooming/research/attending workshops/symposia. Among
public sector nurses although majority were satisfied with their salary yet they were unsatisfied due to
duty timings, postings and transfers, work pressure and strict working environment with lot of
responsibilities..
Conclusion: In spite of less monthly salary, nurses of private sector are more satisfied as compared to their
public sector counterparts