The Role of Job Satisfaction on Healthcare Quality

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The Role of Job Satisfaction on Healthcare Quality
Introduction
Job satisfaction enables employees to enjoy performing their duties, especially in health settings.
Brimhall and Barak (2018) define job satisfaction as an emotional state where the employee gains some sense of gratification when working, combined with achieving desired results over a period.
Quality of care refers to the ability of health services provided to patients to achieve the most desired outcomes (Stefan et al., 2020).
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory develops contributors to job satisfaction in humans, consisting of five levels, forming the basis of explaining human behavior and how different needs can be satisfied to achieve self-actualization.
Thesis Statement
Understanding the effects of job satisfaction on the level of healthcare quality provided in healthcare settings is essential to develop appropriate ways to enhance it, thus ensuring client satisfaction and reducing adverse outcomes.
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Healthcare institutions will likely face a myriad of challenges in the future without adequate preparations due to deficits in the number of personnel.
Andersen et al. (2020) discuss the role of job satisfaction of nurses in determining the quality of care in Norwegian hospitals and the effects of poor service delivery.
It is established that job satisfaction can only be possible in a stable labor force that works efficiently.
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It is vital to understand the role that job satisfaction plays at any health institution to ensure constant enhancement that will ultimately maintain a high quality of services.
Gillet et al. (2018) researched the role of selected work factors on job satisfaction, staff turnover, and quality of care in 11 oncology units.
Findings indicated that job satisfaction had a positive correlation with the quality of care while it had a negative link to the overall turnover intentions of employees.
The quality of care thus directly resonates with the ability of nurses and physicians to provide services in health institutions.
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Staff turnover depends on the work environment and job satisfaction rate in health care.
Sabei et al. (2019) surveyed nurses’ perceptions of the relationship between the work environment and turnover while examining the ...