https://journals.ipsintelligentsia.com/humanities-arts-social-sciences/index.php/ijma/issue/feed IPS Journal of Management and Administration 2022-02-13T10:31:27-07:00 Managing Editor editor@ipsintelligentsia.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Journal Summary: </strong><strong>Scope:</strong> Publishes in all areas of Management and Administration. <strong>ISSN:</strong> Print and Online. <strong>DOI Prefix: </strong>Crossref. <strong>Frequency:</strong> Bimonthly (6 Issues per year). Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov. <strong>Journal model:</strong> Open Access. <strong>Article Processing Charges:</strong> Free. <strong>Abstracting &amp; Indexing:</strong> Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Index Copernicus, Crossref, WorldCat. <strong>Type of articles:</strong> All kinds of articles including book of abstracts and conference proceedings. <strong>Review type:</strong> Double-blind peer review. <strong>License type:</strong> CC BY 4.0. <strong>Area of coverage:</strong> Management and Administration</p> https://journals.ipsintelligentsia.com/humanities-arts-social-sciences/index.php/ijma/article/view/1 Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Tertiary Health Care Centres in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 2022-02-13T10:06:53-07:00 Udo Orukwowu udocd27@gmail.com Jane Baridah Kue barijane403@gmail.com <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>This study examined the factors influencing nurses satisfaction in tertiary health care centres in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It ascertained the factors that affect nurses’ satisfaction in tertiary health care centers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Four objectives and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consisted of four hundred and twenty (420) nurses in Government-owned tertiary health care centres in Port Harcourt which was further reduced to a sample size of two hundred and five (205), using Taro Yamane’s formula while Kendall tau b was implored in testing the null hypotheses. The findings revealed that a significant relationship exists between working conditions, pay/salary, professional esteem, bum out and nurses’ job satisfaction in tertiary health care centers in Port Harcourt. It was concluded that if necessary steps are taken, the nurses would be more effective in their job. The recommended steps amongst others are that the working conditions of nurses should be improved, incentives are given, reward for hard work, professional training and salaries paid timely as these will bring about job satisfaction among them.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 2022-02-13T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2022 Udo Orukwowu, Jane Baridah Kue