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Questionnaire for A National Cross-sectional Study on Nurses’ Intent to Leave and Job Satisfaction in Lebanon: Implications for Policy and Practice
A- Demographic Characteristics
1. Gender a. Female b. Male
2. Age? a. Below 30 years b. Between 30 and 45 years c. Between 46 and 55 years d. Over 55 years
3. Marital Status a. Never married b. Ever married (includes married, divorced or widowed)
4. What is your highest degree? a. Diploma in Nursing b. Baccalaureate Technical (BT) c. Technique Superior (TS) d. License Technique (LT) e. Bachelor of Sciences f. Masters degree g. Other: ______
5. Where do you reside? a. Beirut b. Mount Lebanon c. North d. Bekaa e. South f. Nabatieh
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B- Questions about intent to leave and plans after leaving
6. Thinking about the next 1-3 years, do you… a. Intend to stay in your current job (if you choose this option, please skip to question 8)
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b. Intend to leave your current job
7. If you are thinking of leaving your current job, please circle the best 3 options that describe your plans after leaving.
a. Move to another hospital in Lebanon b. Leave country c. Change nursing profession d. Continue education, specify degree______e. Take care of children or other dependents (parents) f. Other, specify______
8. In your opinion, finding another job in nursing would be… a. Easy b. Difficult
9. Given the opportunity to start all over, would choose nursing as a profession? a. Yes b. No
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MCLOSKEY / MUELLER SATISFACTION SCALE (MMSS) (© 1989)
HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF YOUR CURRENT JOB?
Very Very Not Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Applicable
1 Salary 1 2 3 4 8
2 Vacation 1 2 3 4 8 Benefit package (insurance, 3 retirement) 1 2 3 4 8 4 Hours that you work 1 2 3 4 8 Flexibility in scheduling your 5 hours 1 2 3 4 8 Opportunity to work straight 6 days 1 2 3 4 8 7 Opportunity for part-time work 1 2 3 4 8
8 Weekends off per month 1 2 3 4 8 Flexibility in scheduling your 9 weekends 1 2 3 4 8
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Very Very Not Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Applicable 1 Compensation for working 0 weekends 1 2 3 4 8 1 1 Maternity leave time 1 2 3 4 8 1 Child care facilities for employees’ children in the 1 2 3 4 8 2 hospital 1 3 Your head nurse/nurse manager 1 2 3 4 8 1 4 Your nursing peers 1 2 3 4 8 1 5 The physicians you work with 1 2 3 4 8 The delivery of care method used on your unit (e.g., 1 6 functional, team, primary, 1 2 3 4 8 modular care, patient-centered care) 1 Opportunities for social contact 7 at work 1 2 3 4 8 1 Opportunities for social contact 8 with your colleagues after work 1 2 3 4 8 1 Opportunities to interact professionally with other 1 2 3 4 8 9 disciplines 2 Opportunities to interact with 0 faculty 1 2 3 4 8 2 Opportunities to belong to department and institutional 1 2 3 4 8 1 committees 2 Control over what goes on in 2 your work setting 1 2 3 4 8 2 Opportunities for career 3 advancement 1 2 3 4 8 2 Recognition of your work from 4 superiors 1 2 3 4 8 2 Recognition of your work from 5 peers 1 2 3 4 8 2 Amount of encouragement and 6 positive feedback 1 2 3 4 8 2 Opportunities to participate in 7 nursing research 1 2 3 4 8 2 Opportunities to write and 8 publish 1 2 3 4 8 2 9 Your amount of responsibility 1 2 3 4 8 3 0 Your control of work conditions 1 2 3 4 8
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Very Very Not Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Applicable 3 Your participation in 1 organizational decision making 1 2 3 4 8
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