Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave Among Psychiatric Nurses: Closed Versus Open Wards

The aim of this study was to investigate: (a) the association between socio-demographic variables, job satisfaction and intent to leave among hospital psychiatric nurses, and (b) the differences in the above between psychiatric nurses working on closed and open wards. After receiving ethical approva...

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Published in:Archives of psychiatric nursing 2015-08, Vol.29 (4), p.213-216
Main Authors: Baum, Alexander, Kagan, Ilya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Hospital administration
Hospitals, Psychiatric - organization & administration
Hospitals, Psychiatric - statistics & numerical data
Human resource management
Humans
Intention
Job Satisfaction
Labor shortages
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Personnel Turnover - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Questionnaires
Resignations
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate: (a) the association between socio-demographic variables, job satisfaction and intent to leave among hospital psychiatric nurses, and (b) the differences in the above between psychiatric nurses working on closed and open wards. After receiving ethical approval, a convenience sample of 52 (70% of total nursing staff) was drawn from psychiatric nurses in a large Israeli psychiatric hospital (95% response rate). The sample completed anonymously a self-administered structured questionnaire. Main findings: A negative correlation was found between job satisfaction and intent to leave and between age, all categories of seniority, and intent to leave. Closed-ward nurses reported a higher intent to leave psychiatric nursing. Nurses under 35 reported a significantly higher intent to leave psychiatric nursing than nurses over 35. Job satisfaction was significantly higher among full-time nurses than part-time. Psychiatric hospitals need to pay attention to all factors associated with workers' readiness to leave. Given the widespread shortage of nurses, it is especially important that they address the relatively low job satisfaction of both younger and part-time nurses, and the particular stresses that closed-ward nurses work under.
ISSN:0883-9417
1532-8228
DOI:10.1016/j.apnu.2015.03.004