Determining the relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction in nurses working in the Corona ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Esfarayen

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD of Educational Administration. Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran

2 Nursing student, Dept. of Nursing, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran

3 PhD Student, Dept. of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: Today, due to the lack of complete knowledge of Corona disease and its high rate of transmission and also the continuous presence in corona wards, a heavy atmosphere prevails in hospitals, which in turn affects the job satisfaction of nurses. The relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction in nurses working in the corona section of one of the northeastern cities of the country has been studied.
Materials and Method: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study that was performed on 31 nurses working in the corona ward in the first quarter of 1399 in Imam Khomeini Hospital in Esfarayen. The sampling method was full census. To collect data, Halpin and Kraft organizational climate questionnaire and Stephen Robbins job satisfaction were used. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test in SPSS 26 software were used to analyze the data.
Results: Findings of the study showed that there is a significant inverse relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction of private sector nurses (r = -0.359) and (P = 0.047). They were significant for job satisfaction.
Conclusion: The organizational climate created by the care of Covid 19 patients reduces the job satisfaction of nurses. Therefore, it is necessary for managers to adopt supportive, incentive and educational measures to increase nurses' job satisfaction.

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