Work environment and job satisfaction among nurses in Jordan: a systematic literature review

Abstract

The association between work environment and job satisfaction has not been not clearly established among nurses in Jordan. This systematic literature review was carried out to examine the relationship between Jordanian nurses' job satisfaction and their working environment. The following databases were searched: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline, Embase, Ovid and PubMed. Relevant studies that were published in English in a peer-reviewed journal between 2000 and 2021 were eligible for inclusion. The initial search identified 1243 studies, of which five were included in the final review, involving a total of 1489 nurse participants. The results indicated a direct or indirect association between a positive work environment and job satisfaction among nurses in Jordan. This provides further evidence that nurses are more likely to feel satisfied in their jobs if they work in healthy environments, which has implications for staff retention and performance.