Poonam Kumari (1), Narendra Kaushik (2), Chotu Kumari (3)
Introduction: Professional performance of the alumni is one of the quality indicators of educational institutions. Nursing education institutions can use their alumni's performance analysis results to enhance their curricula, eliminate deficiencies, and improve the quality of education and graduate more highly qualified nurses. The present study was planned to evaluate the view of alumni of Govt. college of Nursing, Bikaner regarding nursing profession in term of job satisfaction. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional research design was used to observe the views of alumni of Government College of nursing Bikaner. Non-probability Convenient Sampling Technique was used. The sample size was 206 alumni. The data collection was done by structured job satisfaction. Results: In terms of professional qualifications among alumni, 139 were master of Nursing while 67 were bachelor of nursing. Additionally, the findings highlighted that mean job satisfaction score was 8.092±2.926. The majority of the alumni 144 (78.26%) were having good job satisfaction. Among alumni average and poor job satisfaction were 8.15% and 13.59% respectively. Additionally, professional qualifications and types of job were significantly associated with job satisfaction levels. Conclusion: The present study concluded that out of 206 alumni, 89.32% were having job. The majority of alumni have good job satisfaction and job appointment. The present study enhances the outcomes of institution in terms of job satisfaction.
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