Abstract

HERNANDEZ LEDESMA, Yunia; AGUIRRE RAYA, Dalila A; DIAZ DIAZ, Bárbara  and  CURBELO, Juan Carlos. Job satisfaction among nurses of primary health care municipality of Pinar del Rio, 2009. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.3, pp. 441-451. ISSN 1729-519X.

The nursing profession, given the conditions in which the work of the nurse  unfolds: in close contact with people in pain, the long-hour  shifts, and  the diverse gamut of  functions that he/she  is in charge of, is not the most favorable to  develop work satisfaction. The objective of the study was to determine the level of work satisfaction of the nursing  human resources who work at the primary health care. A descriptive study that permitted  the analysis of the degree of satisfaction of nurses with their work, was carried out. The universe was comprised of  all the nursing  human resources who work at the primary health care in the municipality of Pinar del Río, Cuba  for a grand total of 780 nurses. For the selection of the sample  a probabilistic random stratified  sample was used. The strata corresponded with the level or qualification obtained, and the  randomized  sample choice for  each subject.  A probabilistic sample of n=160  nurses was taken, which guaranteed an approximate  precision of 5%.  At the empirical level a survey/questionnaire for measuring work satisfaction was used. For the statistical analysis of the results the SPSS program version 11.0,   the Chi square was used  so as to establish the association between variables. It could be verified that the nursing personnel is moderately satisfied. The study offers a diagnosis of work satisfaction  among nurses at the primary health care.

Keywords : Work satisfaction; nursing; work.

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