Objective:

To evaluate the professional satisfaction and the quality of life of nurses in a Brazilian public hospital and analyze the relationship between both variables.

Materiales and method:

Descriptive and quantitative research, carried out with 68 nurses from a Brazilian oncohematological hospital. Data collection involved the use of the following questionnaires: sociodemo-graphic, World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Job Satisfaction Index. The verification of statistical association occurred through Pearson's Linear Correlation Coefficient (r) and Spearman (p), after the assumption of normality performed by the Shapiro-Wilk test.

Results:

A low perceived professional satisfaction (3.44 points) was identified, with lower scores on remuneration (1.66) and organizational norms (2.35), which may represent possible obstacles to assistance, capable of leading to the intention of leaving the career. Regarding the quality of life, the physical domain (65.9 %) reported the highest contribution, while the environment (55.1 %) the lowest. Positive interaction was observed between job satisfaction and quality of life, although with a low magnitude (r = 0.27), which is not enough to infer the determining relationship of one variable over another.

Conclusions:

The evidence suggests that evaluating work factors that interfere with nurses' quality of life could represent an alternative to identifying elements that compromise productivity and assistance, thus improving care.

        · resumen en Español | Portugués     · texto en Portugués     · Portugués ( pdf )