Predictors of Turnover Intention among Nurses in Small and Medium-sized Hospitals.
10.11111/jkana.2017.23.5.471
- Author:
Jeong Hye PARK
1
;
Hye Young HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Employee turnover;
Hospitals;
Salaries and fringe benefits
- MeSH:
Education;
Intention*;
Korea;
Personnel Turnover;
Reward;
Salaries and Fringe Benefits;
Shoes
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2017;23(5):471-482
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the predictors of turnover intention among nurses working in small and medium-sized hospitals in South Korea. METHODS: Data were obtained from a survey conducted in 2016 on welfare policy and system improvement. The participants were nurses of the Korean Nurses Association who worked in small and medium-sized hospitals. The responses of 2,011 nurses were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, which was performed to explore the predictors of nurses' turnover intentions. RESULTS: The findings of this study showed that the predictors significantly reducing nurses' desire to leave their hospitals were a 40-hour workweek, satisfaction with the salary, and six out of the 40 fringe benefits provided by their hospitals: the provision of uniforms and work shoes, paid menstrual leave, operational costs for the department, job-related educational costs, and in-house nurse training program. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that hospitals should provide proper work hours and reasonable rewards for nurses' work in order to reduce turnover intention among their nurses.
