Predictors of nursing staff turnover

Nursing turnover is of great concern to patients, management and the profession, and numerous studies have been conducted to increase understanding about this phenomenon Most of these, however, have focused on staff nurses in the public sector, little is known about nurse manager turnover or the cha...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 1990-03, Vol.15 (3), p.373-380
Main Author: Cavanagh, Stephen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Career Mobility
Economics, Nursing
Educational Status
Family
Female
Hospitals, Proprietary
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Job Satisfaction
Los Angeles
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution
Nursing, Supervisory - economics
Personnel Management - trends
Personnel Turnover - trends
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workforce
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Summary:Nursing turnover is of great concern to patients, management and the profession, and numerous studies have been conducted to increase understanding about this phenomenon Most of these, however, have focused on staff nurses in the public sector, little is known about nurse manager turnover or the characteristics of nurses leaving the private hospital sector The purpose of this study was to examine turnover of staff nurses and nurse managers in both the public and private hospital sectors Variables which appeared to have a consistant relationship with nurse turnover were identified from the literature, and multiple regression methods were used to attempt to identify variables which could be used to predict turnover behaviour of staff nurses and nurse managers This study encountered methodological difficulties similar to those which have plagued previous studies, nevertheless, a clearer picture of nursing turnover is emerging
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01825.x