Organisational Climate and Job Satisfaction of Nurses in the Nsawam Government Hospital in the Eastern Region, Ghana

Abstract

This study focused on organisational climate and nurses’ job satisfaction in the Nsawam Government Hospitals in the Eastern region of Ghana. Specifically, three research objectives were investigated: to assess the factors contributing to nurses’ job satisfaction in the Nsawam Government Hospital; to assess the relationship between organisational climate and job satisfaction; and to examine the effect of organisational climate on nurses’ job satisfaction in the Nsawam Government Hospital. The study relied on the quantitative approach and descriptive correlational design. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from all the 200 nurses in the hospital. The data was then processed using SPSS version 26. Both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (simple regression) were used to address the objectives in the study. The results showed that there was a strong and positive relationship between organisational climate and job satisfaction of nurses in the Nsawam Government Hospital. Again, the relationship between organisational climate and nurses’ job satisfaction was found to be significant and positive (r = 0.596, p < .001). Finally, the study found that, organisational climate has a significant effect on job satisfaction of nurses in the Nsawam Government Hospital. The study concluded that when components of organisational climate are improved, they further advance the job satisfaction of the nurses of the hospital.