Investigating the Coefficient of Performance of Hospitals in Meeting the Needs of Nurses

Abstract

Background: Two of the most important problems of the nursing profession are the job uncertainty experienced by those working in the field and the profession’s status in society. The nurses’ needs have not been adequately addressed by policymakers of the health care system in Iran. Objectives: The present study, conducted in selected hospitals in Iran from March to August, aimed to evaluate the performance of hospitals in meeting the needs of nurses. Methods: The statistical population included 683 nurses from the selected hospitals. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire containing four items with 40 criteria. Results: Hospitals meeting the needs of nurses were classified according to the importance coefficient and in order of importance as follows: job promotion (0.63), spiritual factors (0.62), material factors, (0.57), and job status (0.52). Conclusions: It was recommended that the corrective measures regarding job promotion, spiritual factors, material factors, and job status of the nurses should be designed and implemented by health system policymakers and hospitals’ managers.