Factors Influencing Turnover Intention in Clinical Nurses: Compassion Fatigue, Coping, Social Support, and Job Satisfaction.
10.11111/jkana.2016.22.5.562
- Author:
Young Hee YANG
1
;
Jong Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. jongkimk@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Personnel turnover;
Compassion fatigue;
Job satisfaction;
Adaptation;
Psychological;
Social support
- MeSH:
Compassion Fatigue*;
Empathy*;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Intention*;
Job Satisfaction*;
Nurse Administrators;
Nursing;
Personnel Turnover
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2016;22(5):562-569
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to construct and verify a model of turnover intention in clinical nurses, considering the effects of compassion fatigue, coping, social support, and job satisfaction. METHODS: For this study a cross-sectional correlational design was used. Participants were 283 clinical nurses in four general hospitals. Data were collected using a questionnaire and were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis. RESULTS: The modified model of turnover intention had a good fit in this study. Turnover intention was influenced by job satisfaction, and job satisfaction was affected by workload, problem-focused coping, peer support, family-friend support and compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue was associated with occupational trauma events, problem-focused coping and emotional-focused coping. Job satisfaction was the most important factors controlling nurse's turnover intention. CONCLUSION: Findings show that job satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and traumatic events are important factors influencing turnover intention. Nurse managers try to manage job satisfaction, compassion fatigue, support, and coping for nurses, it could be expected making proper nursing circumstance.
