Loredana Sasso
Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave
Sasso, Loredana; Bagnasco, Annamaria; Catania, Gianluca; Zanini, Milko; Aleo, Giuseppe; Watson, Roger; the RN4CAST@IT Working Group
Authors
Annamaria Bagnasco
Gianluca Catania
Milko Zanini
Giuseppe Aleo
Professor Roger Watson R.Watson@hull.ac.uk
Honourary Professor of Nursing
the RN4CAST@IT Working Group
Abstract
Aim
Expand knowledge about the predictive factors of nurses’ intention to leave their job, and consequently to turnover.
Background
Nurse turnover is costly and negatively influences quality of care. Understanding the association between intention to leave and modifiable features of hospital organization may inform strategies to reduce turnover.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey of 3667 medical and surgical nurses was conducted in Italy. Measures included intention to leave; work environment; burnout; job satisfaction and missed care using the RN4CAST instruments. Descriptive, logistic regression analysis was used.
Results
Due to job dissatisfaction, 35.5% of the nurses intended to leave their current job, and of these, 33.1% the nursing profession. Push factors included: understaffing, emotional exhaustion, poor patient safety, performing non-nursing care, being male. Pull factors included: positive perception of quality and safety of care, performing core nursing activities.
Conclusion
The present study expands knowledge about the predictive factors of nurses’ intention to leave their job, and consequently to turnover, which is one of today’s major issues contributing to the shortage of nurses.
Implications for Nursing Management
Nurses’ intention to leave their job is the consequence of a poor work environment, characterized by factors such as understaffing and performance of non-nursing activities.
Citation
Sasso, L., Bagnasco, A., Catania, G., Zanini, M., Aleo, G., Watson, R., & the RN4CAST@IT Working Group. (2019). Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave. Journal of nursing management, 27(5), 946-954. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12745
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 11, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 7, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019-07 |
Deposit Date | Feb 25, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 8, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Nursing Management |
Print ISSN | 0966-0429 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2834 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 946-954 |
Series ISSN | 1365-2834 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12745 |
Keywords | Emotional exhaustion; Intention to leave; Job dissatisfaction; Non-nursing activities; Work environment |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1178151 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jonm.12745 |
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