Professional Quality of Life of Nurses Who Resigned from Services in Government Hospitals
Keywords:
Professional Quality, Resigned, Services, Government HospitalsAbstract
This study evaluated the professional quality of the life of nurses who resigned from government hospitals in the 1st District of the Leyte during the Calendar Years 2014-2017. Descriptive Design was utilized in this study. The professional quality of life along with the compassion satisfaction of the nurse-respondents’ differed when grouped according to their reasons for leaving their work in government hospitals. Based on the mean difference of 9.10, with a computed F value of 0.03, which value was lesser than the p value of 0.05, the hypothesis which stated that “There are no significant differences in the professional quality of life of the nurse-respondents when grouped according to their reasons for leaving their work in the government hospitals along salaries and benefits, and related of work to degree” was rejected at 0.05 level of significance. The nurse-respondents’ professional quality of life along burnout differed when grouped according to their reasons for having their work in government hospitals. The nurse-respondents’ professional quality of life along burnout differed when grouped according to their positions in government hospitals where they were previously employed. For the recommendation, the government must provide permanent status to the nurses to give them the reason to stay in government hospitals.
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