fa بررسی رضایت شغلی در پرستاران شاغل در بیمارستان های وابسته به دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim Job satisfaction is a key issue in nursing management. Dissatisfaction is the most essential factor in absence among nurses. The purposes of this study were to determine the level of job satisfaction and factors influencing on it in nurses working at governmental hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of medical science. Materials and Methods In this descriptive- analytical study IWS and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data related to demographic characteristics and job satisfaction. Data was analyzed by SPSS (11.5). Results The fIndings showed that the most important factors that influence job satisfaction are interaction and professional status. The respondents in professional status were most satisfIed and in payment subscale ere least satisfIed. In overall satisfaction 88.1 % of respondents were moderately unsatisfIed. A signifIcant relationship wasn't observed between demographic characteristics and overall satisfaction. Conclusion These fIndings show although interaction and professional dignity are important, these Indings emphasize on development of issues related to payment and task requirements. Nurses,Job satisfaction,IWS 16 22 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-363&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Seyed Abolfazl Waghar Seiedin سید ابوالفضل وقار سیدین 10031947532846004734 10031947532846004734 Yes PhD Student of Nursing, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Email: waghars@yahoo.com کارشناس ارشد آموزش پرستاری، دانشجوی دکتری پرستاری دانشگاه تربیت مدرس. پست الکترونیک: waghars@yahoo.com Parvaneh Porteghali پروانه پرتقالی 10031947532846004735 10031947532846004735 No Nurse; Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran. کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، بیمارستان ولی عصر(عج) Khadijeh Farrokhfal خدیجه فرخفال 10031947532846004736 10031947532846004736 No MSc. of Physiology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran کارشناس ارشد فیزیولوژی، حوزه معاونت آموزش و تحقیقات دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند