Background: Fatigue interfere better job performance of nurses and their job performance reflect quality care of patient. Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the level of fatigue and job performance and their relationship among nurses at the two tertiary level hospitals in Bangladesh. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design was used to conduct this study. A total of 120 registered nurses were selected conveniently. Face to face interview was conducted to collect data by means of a socio-demographic questionnaire (DQ-17 items), 2) Nurses Fatigue Questionnaire (NFQ - 19 items) and 3) Performance Measurement Scale (PMS - 16 items). In this study, the Cronbach’s alpha of NFQ was 0.84 and the PMS was 0.78. The data were analyzed by using of two sample t-test, ANOVA and correlation. Results: The total mean score of fatigue was 2.29 (SD = 0.722) in 7 point rating scale, indicated lower than average fatigue level and the total mean score of job performance was 6.26 (SD = 0.618) in 7 point rating scale, indicated higher than average job performance. The Pearson Product correlation found that nurses job performance were negatively correlated with their level of fatigue (r = -0.303, p = 0.001). Conclusion: This study result demonstrated, nurses fatigue score and job performance score. Nurses’ fatigue has negative correlation on job performance. Other significant factor related to job performance was working hour per week. Hospital authority should take initiative to reduce causes of nurses’ fatigue and enrich their job performance.
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Khatun, Z. , Akter, J. , Anowar, M. N. and Lee, C. Y. (2024). Fatigue and Job Performance among Nurses at Tertiary Level Hospitals in Dhaka City. Open Access Library Journal, 11, e9687. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1109687.
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