Factors affecting the job satisfaction of nurses caring for patients with COVİD 19 diagnosis in intensive care

This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the job satisfaction of nurses who care for patients with COVID 19 in intensive care units. The research is cross-sectional and relational. The universe of the study consisted of all nurses in the intensive care units of two public hospitals and one university hospital, where patients with a diagnosis of COVID 19 were cared for, and the sample consisted of those who met the criteria for inclusion in the study. The number of samples was determined as 275 by power analysis and it was carried out with 275 participants. Data were obtained with Nurse Descriptive Information Form, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale and Nursing Professional Commitment Scale. 72.4% of the participants are women, 45.1% are between the ages of 26-35, 61.8% are undergraduate graduates and 55.3% are married. While 69.5% of the participants stated their perception of the economic situation as "Medium", 58.9% stated that they had no fear of caring for a patient with a diagnosis of COVID 19, and 54.9% stated that they did not have any fear of living with COVID 19. The factor that affects the job satisfaction of the participants the most is "Wage" (54.2%), and the factor that affects the least is "Corporate Identity" (5.5%). Among the participants, those in the 51-65 age group, undergraduate graduates, years of professional experience and working years in the intensive care unit, between 21-30, and those who care for patients with a diagnosis of COVID 19 between 6 months and 1 year have statistically higher job satisfaction (p<0.05). ). Job satisfaction of those who have a "bad" perception of economic situation are significantly lower than the others (p<0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between Maslach Burnout Scale scores and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale scores, and a moderately positive correlation between Nursing Professional Commitment Scale scores and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale scores. Accordingly, as the burnout levels of nurses increase, their job satisfaction decreases, and as their professional commitment increases, their job satisfaction increases.