Table 1.

Main Themes And Categories Of Job Satisfaction Challenges In ICU Nurses

Nurses job satisfaction challenges	Themes	Sub-Themes
	Nursing education	Ineffective methodologies
		Inappropriate course contents
	Improper timing of education
	Organizational resources	Lack of recreational facilities
		Qualitative and quantitative inefficiency of human resources
	Lack of proper equipment
	Management	Lack of knowledge and skill in management
	Lack of clinical knowledge and skill
	Multiple occupational stresses	High stress working in ICU
		Stressful nature of the nurses’ work schedule
	Excessive work load
	Professional performance	Ineffective professional interactions
	Defect in moral care
	Professional identity	Not paying attention to nurse's professional status
	Distrust in the nurses’ knowledge