gms | German Medical Science

Background and Purpose: The implementation of new, advanced surgical procedures must correlate with implementing effective mechanisms improving the quality of nursing and inducing the care for the patient’s wellness. The interest on the subject of dependency between occupational satisfaction and demand for nursing care is growing at the departments of invasive medicine. Satisfaction is a feeling of pleasure and content and it might be determined by the factors such as the level of salary, the realization of professional independency, cooperation in a therapeutic team or the opportunities of professional improvement.

This study is aimed to analyze the occupational satisfaction of nurses on surgical departments, including: the assessment of the declared demand for nursing care at the examined departments.

Methods: The method of diagnostic questionnaire and statistical methods were used in the research. The author’s survey questionnaire was applied.

Research Focus: The material of this study consists of a group of 71 nurses employed in Tricity hospitals at surgical departments. The groups were selected at random.

Results: The most important factor which has good influence on the satisfaction at work are friendships with work colleagues. Nevertheless, it is the pay that causes the lack of occupational satisfaction at the highest degree. The declared demand for nursing care is not met sufficiently and, as confirmed by the respondents, it has a significant effect on the quality of the provided medical services in the examined hospital departments.

Conclusions: The conducted research has confirmed that occupational satisfaction of nurses in Tricity hospitals is at moderate level and that it does not depend on their education, however, the nurses who have completed Master’s studies tend to show higher satisfaction.