The retention of recalled United States Navy nurse reservists

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to the retention of United States Navy Nurse Corps reservists called to duty in 2003. Data were collected by questionnaires based on Price and Mueller's causal model of voluntary turnover and were analyzed via descriptive statist...

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Published in:Nursing outlook 2010-07, Vol.58 (4), p.214-220
Main Authors: Cox, Catherine Wilson, Relf, Michael V., Chen, Rusan, Zangaro, George A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Afghan Campaign 2001
Armed forces
Attitude of Health Personnel
Causal models
Cross-Sectional Studies
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Intention
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Military medicine
Military Nursing - organization & administration
Models, Psychological
Monte Carlo Method
Naval Medicine
Navies
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff - organization & administration
Nursing Staff - psychology
Personnel Loyalty
Personnel Turnover - statistics & numerical data
Qualitative Research
Regression Analysis
Reserves
Retention
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Volunteers
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to the retention of United States Navy Nurse Corps reservists called to duty in 2003. Data were collected by questionnaires based on Price and Mueller's causal model of voluntary turnover and were analyzed via descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The data indicate that the model fits the data well, with job satisfaction having the strongest influence on one's intent to stay in the Reserve. The data analyses did not support the concern that a negative experience with a recall could make a reservist resign his/her commission. The results may prove useful to any nation that relies on a volunteer reserve force to augment its day-to-day nursing capabilities.
ISSN:0029-6554
1528-3968
DOI:10.1016/j.outlook.2010.03.001