title: Career satisfaction among female nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the personal characteristics, measurement of psychological well-being, work environment and its impact as determinants of career satisfaction among nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  One public and private hospital in Islamabad and Rawalpindi each, from 12th February to 30th March 2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nurses currently working in inpatient hospitals, for at least one year, were given a structured, self-administered, anonymous and pre-tested questionnaire with both closed and open-ended questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 261 nurses participating in this study, 210 (80.4%) responded as always or almost always, satisfied with their career as a nurse. Almost all nurses reported their work related stress as either severe or moderate. Over two-third of them reported as always or almost always being in control of work life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An overwhelming number of nurses in these settings are satisfied with their career; however, links between working conditions and levels of satisfaction among them are elusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Safety, Chester City Hall, Chester, PA 19013, USA. masoodali1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Masood Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shaikh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010154:Pakistan; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology