Exploring Job Satisfaction among Nurses

Job satisfaction is the main aspect performance of the quality of healthcare delivery to patients. The Nursing shortage and high turnover are a great concern in many countries. As the problem of the shortage of nursing and high turnover rate across the Hospital, it is vital to identify the level of job satisfaction, barriers, and motivators to job satisfaction. The level of job satisfaction was predominantly low due to barriers experienced by nurses at the University Teaching Hospital in Kigali. Therefore, there was a need for in-service training of supervisors and nurses to improve competencies and interpersonal relationships among them. In addition, the management needs to improve the remuneration of nurses and this improved the care delivery and quality patient care in the hospital.