Faktory pracovnej spokojnosti slovenských sestier

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between social and demographic factors and job satisfaction of Slovak nurses. The study has a design of cross-sectional, observational study. The sample consisted of 556 hospital staff nurses. Data were collected using the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) and items focused on social and demographic of nurses. Findings suggest that there is a positive correlation between age and three subscale of job satisfaction – satisfaction with professional opportunities, control/responsibility and co-workers. Differences in job satisfaction were not found according to education, marital status, age and years of nursing experience.