Estudio exploratorio de satisfacción laboral de los profesionales de enfermería generalistas y especialistas (matrona)

Starting from the importance of the laboral satisfaction and its repercussion in the development of the Health Professional activity as well as its impact in the quality of the services rendered. The aim of this study is to know, analyze and describe the expectations, needs, values and perceptions of the general and specialist nursing professionals (midwife) of three University Hospitals in relation to the satisfaction of safety at work as an influential factor in their life quality. The design is considered from a qualitative perspective under the theoretical and methodological guidance of the social anthropology, using a theoretical sampling until reach the data saturation. The discussion groups with general and specialist nursing professionals will be used as data collection techniques. The results of a quantitative study on the working life satisfaction at an University Hospital and the different aspects which produce the same in professionals, raise the issue of the start of the study. As a conclusion, this kind of study will allow us to investigate reasons for the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the nursing professionals, inasmuch as the quality of their laboral health affects directly the quality of the services rendered.