en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Background and Objective:</span></b> Nurses in pediatric hospitals face unique professional challenges due to frequent exposure to the pain of sick children, the demands of caregiving, and emotional bonds with patients and their families. These factors influence their professional quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of professional life and related job characteristics among pediatric nurses.</span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Methods:</span></b> In this cross-sectional study, 250 nurses from four pediatric hospitals in northern Iran were recruited via convenience sampling between February and September 2023. Data were collected using the Professional Quality of Life Scale-Version 5, which assesses compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout. Subscale scores are interpreted as follows: &le;22 (low), 23&ndash;41 (moderate), and &ge;42 (high). Additionally, participants completed a socio-demographic and work-related questionnaire.</span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Findings:</span></b> Participants had a mean age of 35.73&plusmn;7.47 years, and 95.8% were female. Based on the mean and standard deviation of the three subscales-compassion satisfaction (36.2&plusmn;7.6), secondary traumatic stress (23.9&plusmn;7.09), and burnout (25&plusmn;5.7)-nurses reported moderate levels of professional quality of life. Regression analysis showed that secondary traumatic stress was significantly associated with both prior non-pediatric hospital work experience and educational level (p=0.04). Compassion satisfaction was significantly associated with interest in working in the current department (p<0.0001) and nurse position (p=0.04).</span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Conclusion:</span></b> Pediatric nurses in this study reported moderate levels of professional quality of life. Nursing managers should adopt targeted strategies to improve these outcomes. Further research is needed to explore individual, organizational, and professional factors that affect the well-being of pediatric nurses.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Nurses, Pediatrics, Professional, Quality of Life 0 0 http://caspianjp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-353-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Seyedeh Roghaye Jafarian amiri jafarianamiri@gmail.com 10031947532846005156 10031947532846005156 No Assistant Professor of Nursing, Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran Ali Zabihi zabihi_alii@yahoo.com 10031947532846005157 10031947532846005157 No Associate Professor of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran Sepideh Mohammadi sepidmohamadi@gmail.com 10031947532846005158 10031947532846005158 No Assistant Professor of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R., Iran Zahra Geraili geraili.stat@gmail.com 10031947532846005159 10031947532846005159 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Afsaneh Arzani arzaniaf@gmail.com 10031947532846005160 10031947532846005160 Yes Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Center, Associate Professor of Nursing department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran