Table 10 Items relating to Professional Pride
From: Factors affecting job satisfaction among nurses working in Ondo state
S/N | Items | Sum | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nursing is not widely recognized as being an important profession | 444 | 3.10 |
2 | Most people appreciate the importance of nursing care to hospital patients | 378 | 2.64 |
3 | There is no doubt whatever in my mind that what I do on my job is really important | 276 | 1.93 |
4 | On my service, my supervisors make all the decisions. I have little direct control over my own work | 494 | 3.45 |
5 | I am satisfied with the types of activities that I do on my job | 447 | 3.13 |
6 | A great deal of independence is permitted, if not required, of me | 405 | 2.83 |
7 | What I do on my job does not add up to anything really significant | 561 | 3.92 |
8 | It makes me proud to talk to other people about what I do on my job | 324 | 2.27 |
9 | I wish the physicians here would show more respect for the skill and knowledge of the nursing staff | 278 | 1.94 |
10 | Physicians at this hospital generally understand and appreciate what the nursing staff does | 382 | 2.67 |
11 | If I had the decision to make all over again, I would still go into nursing | 340 | 2.38 |
12 | The physicians at this hospital look down too much on the nursing staff | 421 | 2.94 |
13 | My particular job really doesn’t require much skill or “know-how” | 563 | 3.94 |