Factors Influencing Intentions of Nursing Personnel to Leave Employment in Long-Term Care Settings

This study examines factors associated with the intentions of nurses to leave their present employment in a long-term care (LTC) setting. The study examines differences in the personal characteristics, job-specific characteristics, job satisfaction, and perceived job mobility of two groups of nurses...

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Published in:Journal of applied gerontology 1996-12, Vol.15 (4), p.450-470
Main Authors: Francis-Felsen, Loree C., Coward, Raymond T., Hogan, Tiffany L., Duncan, R. Paul, Hilker, Mary Anne, Horne, Claydell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Decision making
Florida
Job Characteristics
Job Satisfaction
Long term health care
Medical sciences
Nurses
Nursing Homes
Occupational Mobility
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Resignations
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
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Summary:This study examines factors associated with the intentions of nurses to leave their present employment in a long-term care (LTC) setting. The study examines differences in the personal characteristics, job-specific characteristics, job satisfaction, and perceived job mobility of two groups of nurses currently employed in LTC facilities; those who report that they intend to stay at the nursing home where they are employed (n = 147) and those who intend to leave (n = 45). Nearly half of the factors that were examined (9 of 20) were statistically significantly associated with nurses' self-reports of their intention to leave. Of the significant associations, seven were job-specific characteristics or dimensions of job satisfaction. The implications of these findings are that a significant majority of the factors that influence a nurse's intention to leave may be within the realm of control of nurse executives and nursing home administrators. Results are discussed within the context of three general areas where there may be opportunities for managers to take actions that will improve retention.
ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/073346489601500404