Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Nurses Working In the Operation Theater at Government Hospitals of Eastern Ethiopia, 2017

Background: Job satisfaction is an essential part of nurses‘lives, influencing patient safety, productivity, performance, quality of care, retention, commitment to the organization and the profession. The aim of this study is to assess the level of job satisfaction and associated factors among nurses working in the operating theatre. Method: Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted and Simple random sampling method was used to obtain the study participants. Data was collected using a structured selfadministered questionnaire, entered in to EPI data version 3.1and analyzed using SPSS version20. Associations for statistical significance were assessed using the ‘chi square’ test of association. P-values less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: The overall level of job satisfaction among nurses who work in operation theater was 48% room from the total participant 8(8.16%) of the respondents were satisfied 39 (39.8%) moderately satisfied whereas the rest 52% was dissatisfied. Type hospital was the only variable that is significantly associated with job satisfaction. Conclusion: The overall level of job satisfaction among nurses work in operation theater room was low Accordingly, working at operating room, type hospital were significantly associated with satisfaction of nurses working in the operating room. Key words: Operating room; Job satisfactio