The Quality of Working Life Among Registered Nurses, Community Hospitals, Rayong Province

Abstract

              The purpose of this survey research was to (1) study the quality of work life among registered nurses community hospitals,Rayong province (2)compare between the personal factor and quality of work life. The samples comprised 196 nurses who worked at 6 community hospitals,Rayong more than one year. The sample was selected by multi-stage random sampling. The research instrument was a selfadministered questionnaire. Questionnaires were used as research tools and comprised three section : personal data, the quality of work life among registered nurses community hospitals and perceived
quality of work life. The questionnaires were test for reliability. The reliability of the second to the three were 0.82 and .95 respectively. Data were analyzed using conventional descriptive statistics, Independent t-test, One way ANOVA and LSD (Least Significant Differences)
              The major findings were as follows. The results revealed that the quality of work life among registered nurses community hospitals,Rayong
province was at the moderate level (X=3.25, SD=.04). There was significant different among quality of work life among registered nurses who have different in age, educational level, worked in shift, work department and income. (p<.05) .But there was no significant different among quality of work life among registered nurses who have difference in the other hospital , sex, role, marital status, work experience, income,part-time job and health status.