en Nursing Orginal research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Background:</strong></span> Nurses play an important role in healthcare delivery, with basic nursing care focusing on satisfying patients&#39; basic needs.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Objectives:</strong></span> This study investigated patient satisfaction with inpatient nursing care at a secondary-level hospital in Bangladesh.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Methods:</strong></span> This cross-sectional study was conducted among 387 patients at a 250-bed hospital in Sirajgonj. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire, incorporating the Risser Patient Satisfaction Scale, was used. Satisfaction scores ranged from 48 (high satisfaction) to 240 (high dissatisfaction).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Results:</strong></span> Patients reported high satisfaction with most basic nursing care domains. Satisfaction was highest for mean pain and psychological support (1.94 (0.53)) and mean privacy and respect (2.10 (0.39)), whereas mean respiratory care (2.46 (0.64)) and mean medication safety (2.34 (0.84)) received lower scores. In quality of nursing care, the interpersonal-trusting domain showed the strongest satisfaction (96.1%), while the interpersonal-educational domain was weakest: 62.5% were dissatisfied with nurses failing to follow up on queries, 50.9% with test result explanations, and 58.9% with excessive medical explanations. Satisfaction correlated significantly with age (p < 0.001), comorbidities (p = 0.001), bed placement (p = 0.001), education (p < 0.05), and residency (p = 0.059). Dissatisfaction was associated with poor cleanliness, food quality, and water supply (all p = 0.001).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong></span> Improving hospital hygiene, ensuring consistent water supply, and reducing patient costs are critical to increasing satisfaction, particularly among senior patients.</span></span></span></div> Patient Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Patient- Centered Care, Healthcare Quality, Inpatient Experience, Bangladesh 45 55 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1066-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sharmin Akter sharminfariha23@gmail.com 100319475328460014808 100319475328460014808 No SSN, Department of Medicine, Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital, Sirajgonj- 6700, Bangladesh. Khursheda Akhtar dr.khursheda1974@gmail.com 100319475328460014809 100319475328460014809 No Associate Prof., Department of Public Health & Hospital Administration, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Mohakhali, Dhaka -1212, Bangladesh. Fahmida Faizha Shama fahmidafaizha72@gmail.com 100319475328460014810 100319475328460014810 Yes BDS, MPH, MPhil (PSM), National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Mohakhali, Dhaka -1212, Bangladesh. Sharmin Jahan drsharminsjn@gmail.com 100319475328460014811 100319475328460014811 No BDS, MPH, MPhil (PSM), National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Mohakhali, Dhaka -1212, Bangladesh.