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Nurse Job Satisfaction and Retention
among Different Health Care Units in
Jordan: A Case Study of Islamic
Hospital
Amneh Abu Haweeleh RN, Ghada Alwohoush,
Helweh Hamdan,
Amneh Abu Haweele, Head nurse of CCU/MSc
in Nursing Education, RN Ghada Alwohoush,
Assistant Director of Nursing/MSc in Clinical
Nursing, RN Helweh Hamdan, Head nurse
of Respiratory Therapy Unit/MSc in Speech
Therapy (Jordan)
g_alwohoush@hotmail.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was
to assess job satisfaction and retention
among Islamic hospital nurses.
Methods: This study utilized a descriptive
design. The sample included 150 staff
nurses with one month or more experience
working at the Islamic hospital. Data was
collected using the Organizational Specific
Predictors of Job Satisfaction questionnaire
developed by Kruger et al 2002. The
questionnaire consists of 65 questions
and nine sections representing topic areas
which are predictors of job satisfaction.
This study focused mainly on answering:
1- What is the relationship between job
satisfaction and retention? 2- What factors
contribute to job satisfaction and retention
among Islamic hospital nurses? 3- What are
the differences in sample’s demographics,
job satisfaction and retention in critical
and non-critical care units? Descriptive
statistics in the form of mean scores were
used regarding the independent variables
to detect their effect on job satisfaction
and retention.
Results: The mean overall impression of
organization was 2.9. Results indicated
that there is a lack of trust and effective
communication within the organization.
As a result of this, the feeling of reduced
job satisfaction has developed. Nursing
staff were satisfied with co- workers and
supervisors support and assistance as well
as quality of care provided to patient/
residents care.
Conclusion: According to the survey, it was
concluded that most of the nurses like to
stay in hospital where the relationship with
their supervisors are positive. Administrator
should be aware about the predictors of
job satisfaction and use it as strategies,
which should be implemented effectively
for the retention of nurses for long time
period and to reduce the turnover rate in
the organization in an efficient way.
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Postpartum Practices among
Jordanian Women at King Hussein
Medical
Center
Oraib Altaweel RN MSc*, Shahinaz Khader
RN, , Suzan Jameel RN, Rita Amari RN, Hayat
Habashneh RN, Reema Kiwan RN, Eman Abd-
Alrahman RN
* Assistance and chief of Trainers in Royal
Medical Services Collage (Jordan)
oraib_444@yahoo.com
Objectives: The objectives of this study
were to describe the postpartum practices
of Jordanian women and to identify
the association between selected sociodemographic
variables and postpartum
practices.
Methods: Descriptive correlation design
was used. The setting was maternal
health clinics at the king Hussein Hospital.
A convenience sample of 245 women in
their postpartum period who met the study
criteria were recruited for the study. Data
was collected using two instruments. The
socio-demographic information sheet and
a self- administered Postpartum Practices
Questionnaire (PPQ). Analysis was done
using one way ANOVA and t-test.
Results: There were no significant
associations between women’s age,
education and women’s personal postpartum
practices and postpartum practices
of newborn. There was no significant
association between personal post-partum
practices and the person you are living
with. There was a significant association
between postpartum practices of the
newborn and persons living with (P< 0.05)
and postpartum practices of the newborn
according to number of visits. In addition,
for women’s personal post-partum practices
and postpartum practices of the newborn
according infant sex, the results suggested
significant association between the means
according to sex, these differences were in
favor the females (P < 0.05). There was a
positive relationship between the women’s
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