The Study of Motivating Factors in the Nursing Staff of Shahid Ansari Hospital of Rudsar

Abstract

Nursing staff shapes the major part of the human resource of the health system of Iran. Job satisfaction of nursing staff causes increased treatment efficiency, makes them more committed to their organizations, and provides them physical and mental health. Thus, identifying the influential factors in creating the job satisfaction of nurses can increase the necessary motivation in them to perform the therapeutic, educational, and research tasks. The present research attempts to study the influential factors on job motivation and the factors associated with the employed nurses in different sectors of the hospital. The research exploited a descriptive-analytical study. The population of the study was 150 individuals and the sample was consisted of 120 employed nurses in Shahid Ansari Hospital of Rudsar affiliated to Gilan University of Medical Sciences. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, and statistical test, the SPSS16 software was used. As a specialized professional unit, for achieving its objectives, the hospital needs experts and interested and influential staff beside appropriate physical facilities. The managers of the units must pay serious attention to the motivational skills of human resources, because the most important staff that plays an important role in accompanying practitioners and specialists is nursing staff and creating motivation for it is among the contributing factors in the realization of the organizational objectives. The influential and necessary factors in job satisfaction of nurses include welfare facilities, the consent of the working environment, improved salaries and benefits, reduced working hours and shifts, enhancement of nursing quality services, and nurse satisfaction.