Nurse Work Engagement Survey Data from Private Hospitals in Pokhara, Nepal

211 nurses in private hospitals of Pokhara, Nepal, participated in a cross-sectional survey from September to October 2024. The dataset includes scores from the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Short Index of Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention Scale. Sujata Kandel authored this 13.5 KB Excel file, last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling factors influencing work engagement based on career development opportunities and perceived workload.
• Analyzing the association between work engagement and job satisfaction among nurses.
• Investigating the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention in private healthcare settings.
• Benchmarking work engagement levels (mean score 4.29) against other healthcare workforce studies.

Strengths

• Data from 211 nurses provides a specific sample size for analysis.
• Includes validated psychometric scales (17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, 5-item Short Index of Job Satisfaction, 3-item Turnover Intention Scale).
• Binary logistic regression results (e.g., aOR: 9.256 for career development) are included in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single geographic area (Pokhara, Nepal) and sector (private hospitals), limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Sujata Kandel via figshare.

Collection Method

Facility-based cross-sectional study using a self-administered structured questionnaire with multistage random sampling.

Time Range

September to October 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 17:22:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Private hospitals in Pokhara, Nepal.