Job Satisfaction among Nurses Who Work in the Oncology Unit in Erbil City
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https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2025.14Keywords:
Job Satisfaction, Nurses, Oncology Wards, Sociodemographic FactorsAbstract
Background and Objectives: Job satisfaction refers to a person's overall assessment of their employment, whether good or bad. Oncology nursing practitioners routinely witness the suffering, misery, and death of others while working long hours in understaffed units and with a high emotional commitment. It is crucial to evaluate how happy these specialists are in their highly specialized field. This study is aimed at evaluating the job satisfaction among nurses who work in the oncology unit in Erbil City.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional Study was conducted among 31 nurses working in the oncology ward at Rizgary in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, from November 2022 to April 2023. Non-probability purposive sampling is used to collect relevant study samples. The study sample is assessed using a questionnaire consisting of two parts.
Result: According to the study, half (48.4%) of oncology nurses were dissatisfied about their pay and benefits, although the majority were just mildly unhappy. 54.8% of respondents had no unhappiness with workdays, while 32.3% expressed moderate satisfaction with work hours. The majority expressed no opinion regarding career advancement; however, there was moderate satisfaction with professional relationships (54.8%), social engagement (51.6%), and part-time jobs (41.9%). Overall, the results show that job satisfaction is moderate, with neutrality prevalent in the majority of job-related factors.
Conclusion: The study concluded that factors such as gender, age, education, and work experience can influence job satisfaction among oncology nurses. Dissatisfaction was moderate regarding salary, vacation benefits, and the benefits package.
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