The Comparative Study Desire to Quit Serving of Nurses, Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction in Nurses Working in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Before and After Implementation of the Health Care Reform Plan

Subject Areas : medical documents

Razeyeh Komili ¹ (Master of Nursing, Tehran Medical Sciences University, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
farhad adhami mogadam ² (Associate Professor, Determinants of Health Research Center, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
mouhamad sahebzamani ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2017-11-18 Accepted : 2018-02-04 Published : 2018-02-20

Keywords: Service Abandonment, Health System Development Plan, Job Satisfaction, Job Burnout,

Abstract :

Introduction: The implementation of the health care reform plan and the increase in workload on the same number of nurses can undoubtedly lead to dissatisfaction and Followed by job burnout and Leaving nurses Job. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of comparing the desire to quit serving, burnout and job satisfaction of nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences before and after the implementation of health system development plan. Methods: This Descriptive-comparative study was performed on 362 nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1395. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, Spector's Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Maslach Job Burnout, and need desire to quit serving. Results: The job satisfaction of nurses before and after the implementation of the plan (3.12+0.3917) and (2.98+0.3279), burnout (4.62+0.765) and (4.61+0.8374) And the desire to quit serving of nurses (3.26+1.141) & (2.778+1.252). The results of paired t-test showed a significant difference in job satisfaction and desire to quit serving of nurses before and after the implementation of the plan (p=0.0001). The Paired t-test did not show a significant difference in burnout before and after the implementation of the plan (p = 0.848). Conclusion: The results indicate that after implementing the health system reform plan, job satisfaction of nurses decreased, the desire to quit serving nurses has increased and nursing job burnout has been fixed.

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