Motivational factors and techniques at the workplace: Perspectives of nurses in two major hospitals in trinidad

Purpose: To ascertain the perspectives of nurses in Trinidad about their experiences with motivational factors and techniques used in their hospitals. It also was to determine if their experiences are associated with their demographic characteristics. Design: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken. All nurses who consented to respond to the researchers-developed questionnaire were engaged. 467 nurses responded from two major hospitals in Trinidad in an instrument used between September and October of 2014. Data were analysed using the SPSS programme and ANOVA tests of P> 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: Nurses in Trinidad as well experience the general motivational factors and techniques. For Motivational factors, there are (a) feeling of “worth for the work done” (69.4%), and “working conditions” (28%); (b) among the motivational techniques,” remuneration” was the most highly rated as (87.5%) of the nurses agree or strongly agree that it is important; (c) the study also established that aspects of motivational factors are associated with working condition, gender, age, experiences of the nurses, marital status and the hospital that the nurses are practicing; and (d) aspects of motivational techniques are associated with experiences of the nurses, gender, marital status, and Departments that the nurses are working. Discussion: The implication of the result was discussed in light of literature and considering the quest of the Governments of Trinidad and Tobago to address the shortage of the Islands’ manpower especially in the Health Sector.