Job Satisfaction among Nurses Working at Psychiatric and General Hospitals: A Comparative Study

Background: According to psychologists’ strategies, overall job satisfaction is the degree to which an employee is content with his or her employment overall and in all respects. A job’s overall satisfaction may be gauged by looking at how satisfied people are with various aspects of their jobs, such as their supervision, pay, responsibilities, and colleagues. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out through period from December 2022 to March 2023. The purpose of this study is to assess job satisfaction among nurses working at psychiatric and general hospitals and compare nurses working at psychiatric hospitals and nurses working at general hospitals related to job satisfaction. Non-probability (purposive) sample of (110) psychiatric nurses have been chosen from Al-Rashaad psychiatric hospital and (163) general nurses have been chosen from Al-Imam Al-Sadeq hospital. Results: The result showed the finding that majority of the psychiatric nurses (80.0%) are unsatisfied with their job and the vast majority of the nurses working in general hospitals are satisfied with their work. Conclusion: The research also concludes that the psychiatric nurses reported lower levels of work satisfaction than general nurses. The study found statistically significant relationship between job satisfaction and age, educational level, marital status and years of experiences.