The impact of some characteristics of newborn and child intensive care nurses on motivation levels of job satisfaction

This study has been conducted in order to determine the effects of some characteristics of nurses working in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units on motivation levels of job satisfaction.This descriptive and cross-sectional study has been conducted between the dates 01.07.2017-01.09.2017 in Acıbadem Atakent Hospital, Bezmi Alem Medicine Hospital, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, Pediatric İntensive Care Unite and Newborn İntensive Care Unite. The study sample consisted of 60nurses, which at least 3 months have workedand without any communication disability. Written consents were obtained from Koç University's Ethics Committee, relevant institutions and the nurses. Data has been collected using socio-demographic questionnaire and Motivation Resources Inventory and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scalethrough face to face interviews. Number, percentage, correlation, importance test of the difference between two means in two-some groups, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis analysis for groups with 3 or more, and in the case that the p value results less than 0.05 in the analysis of multi-groups; in order to determine the group which creates the difference were used to evaluate the data. It's been identified that 92.5% of the nurses were girls, 76.3% of them were in the age group of 20-24, 76.3% were working in intensive care units, 83.75% were working on shifts (day and night) Nurses have changed institutions only once,and 83.75% of them are responsible for taking care of 3 children in the daytime. When nurses were examined in the working position of the unit, it was found that 65% were service nurses, 86.25% had selected the unit they were working on, and 100% did not find enough time for rest. When the average score of the motivation sources of the nurses and the subgroup scores were evaluated; The total score average is 121.53 ± 25.29; It was determined that the mean of the highest score average among the subgroup score averages was the internal subscale, followed by the instrumental and objective subgroups of this group. The Minnesota job satisfaction scale had a mean score of 82.07 ± 6.15, a minimum score of 77, and a maximum score of 99. While wage and job satisfaction are seen as the factors that increase motivation the most, mortality rates are seen as frequent and environmental stimuli are the most decreasing factors. It was found that nurses made a meaningful difference (p <0.5) between age, gender, having children and affecting the motivation level of the number of daytime children. According to the results obtained from the study; it's been suggested thatmeasures should be taken for effective use of motivational enhancing tools (wages, seniority, resting time, etc.) for nurses in hospitals and for environmental conditions that negatively affect motivation. Keywords: Motivation, child, intensive care, nursing