<p> Hospital Code:  Questionnaire Serial: </p><p>Questionnaire for A National Cross-sectional Study on Nurses’ Intent to Leave and Job Satisfaction in Lebanon: Implications for Policy and Practice</p><p>A- Demographic Characteristics</p><p>1. Gender a. Female b. Male</p><p>2. Age? a. Below 30 years b. Between 30 and 45 years c. Between 46 and 55 years d. Over 55 years</p><p>3. Marital Status a. Never married b. Ever married (includes married, divorced or widowed)</p><p>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: ______</p><p>5. Where do you reside? a. Beirut b. Mount Lebanon c. North d. Bekaa e. South f. Nabatieh</p><p>********************************************************</p><p>B- Questions about intent to leave and plans after leaving</p><p>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)</p><p>1 Hospital Code:  Questionnaire Serial: </p><p> b. Intend to leave your current job</p><p>7. If you are thinking of leaving your current job, please circle the best 3 options that describe your plans after leaving. </p><p> 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______</p><p>8. In your opinion, finding another job in nursing would be… a. Easy b. Difficult</p><p>9. Given the opportunity to start all over, would choose nursing as a profession? a. Yes b. No</p><p>********************************************************</p><p>MCLOSKEY / MUELLER SATISFACTION SCALE (MMSS) (© 1989)</p><p>HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF YOUR CURRENT JOB? </p><p>Very Very Not Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Applicable</p><p>1 Salary 1 2 3 4 8</p><p>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</p><p>8 Weekends off per month 1 2 3 4 8 Flexibility in scheduling your 9 weekends 1 2 3 4 8</p><p>2 Hospital Code:  Questionnaire Serial: </p><p>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</p><p>3 Hospital Code:  Questionnaire Serial: </p><p>Very Very Not Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Applicable 3 Your participation in 1 organizational decision making 1 2 3 4 8</p><p>4</p>