Job satisfaction and the effecting factors among family health nurses in ？anl？urfa

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the demographic qualities of ？anl？urfa family health center nurses, the qualities of the population they served, their thoughts about their professions, their job satisfaction and the factors which affected their job satisfaction. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study of family health nurses working in Sanliurfa. According to the calculated sample size, 150 family health nurses were randomly selected from an equal distribution of central and rural areas in city. The questionnaire measured the sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of family health nurses, and utilised the Minnesota job satisfaction scale. Results: Research was completed on 125 (83.3%) of the family health nurses. 87.2% of the family health nurses in the study were women, and 28.8% worked in the rural areas of the city. The mean general, internal and external job satisfaction scores of family health nurses were 3.05±0.74, 2.79±0.79 and 3.23±0.79 respectively. 26.4% of the family health nurses had high job satisfaction. Variables that increased the job satisfaction of family health nurses included planning to work permanently in family health centers [OR: 3.25 (1.18-8.96)], and being generally pleased with their jobs [OR: 4.46 (1.17-16.93)]. Conclusion: Family health nurses have low job satisfaction. Family health nurses also have an important status in primary health care. Making arrangements that will increase job satisfaction will also increase the quality of healthcare services