Influence factors in job satisfaction of nurses in the selected military and civil hospital in Tehran; 2013

Nurses are the largest proportion of health care system. Job satisfaction is directly related to the quality of nursing services and individual''s health. This study evaluate the job satisfaction of nurses in in both military and civil hospital in Tehran. The research was a cross-sectional study conducted on 162 nurses from 6 military and civil hospital in Tehran during May to July 2013 which has been selected by random sampling. «JDI» questionnaire was used to evaluate job satisfaction. Results showed that overall job satisfaction of nurses (military and civil hospital) was 59. 4% (mean of satisfaction: 2. 97، SD: 0. 52). Statistical analysis based on T-Test showed that there was a significant difference between the JDI score in military and public hospital nurses. Military nurses were less satisfied than public nurses (P=0. 001). Low job satisfaction among nurses especially in military hospital result the low quality of nursing care. This implies greater health authorities.