Factors Associated with Nurse’s Job Satisfaction

Background: Nurses have an important role in hospital to provide quality health ser­vi­­ces. Nurse’s job satisfaction is an aspect that can affect the quality of hospital ser­vi­ces, especially in carrying out nursing care. This study systema­ti­ca­l­ly re­viewed the fac­tors associated with nurse’s job satisfaction. Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review using 2 electronic databa­ses. The key­words were “criteria of job satisfaction”, “determinants”, “factors”, and “nur­­ses”. The articles included in this study were English, full paper, open access, and pu­blished from 2014 to 2019. The data were collected based on PRISMA flow diagram. Results: A total of 10 full articles included in this study. Some variables showed po­s­i­tive correlation with nurse’s job satisfaction, including fair perception, supervisor sup­port, tenure, active involvement of followers, meaningful work, professional com­mit­ment, work unit, mutual understanding in work, management or leadership role through autonomy and justice, professional status, practice envi­ronment, role clarity, job au­tonomy, work support, structural empowerment, global empowerment, op­por­tu­nity, promotion, recognition at work, and security at work. Some variables showed ne­ga­tive correlation with nurse’s job satisfaction, including workload, emo­ti­onal dis­com­fort, education level, type of organization, and role conflict. Conclusion: Some variables have positive while others have negative correlation with nur­se’s job satisfaction. In order to improve nurse’s job satisfaction it is suggested that positive correlates of nurse’s job sa­tis­­fac­tion be strengthened while negative correlates be attenuated. Keywords: job satisfaction, determinants, nurses