%0 Journal Article
%T Fatigue and Job Performance among Nurses at Tertiary Level Hospitals in Dhaka City
%A Zobaida Khatun
%A Jotsna Akter
%A Mohammad Nurul Anowar
%A Chung Yul Lee
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 3
%P 1-13
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1109687
%X 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.
%K Fatigue among Nurses
%K Nurses Job Performance
%K Tertiary Level Hospital
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6787874