Patterns and Influential Factors of Inter-Regional Migration of New and Experienced Nurses in 2011~2015.
10.4040/jkan.2017.47.5.676
- Author:
Bohyun PARK
1
;
Se Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea. sarakimk@changwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Geography;
Human migration;
Health care rationing;
Personnel turnover
- MeSH:
Geography;
Gyeonggi-do;
Health Care Rationing;
Human Migration;
Insurance, Health;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Ownership;
Personnel Turnover;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2017;47(5):676-688
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the migration patterns of new nurses and experienced nurses and to identify the factors influencing inter-regional migration for solving regional imbalances of clinical nurses in South Korea. METHODS: This study involved a secondary analysis of data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: New nurses tended to migrate from Kyunggi to Seoul. However, experienced nurses tended to migrate from Seoul and Chungchung to Kyunggi. Significant predictors of inter-regional migration among new nurses were location and nurse staffing grade of hospitals. Significant predictors of inter-regional migration among experienced nurses were location, hospital type, nurse staffing grade, ownership of hospitals and age of nurses. CONCLUSION: Inter-regional migration occupied a small portion of total hospital movement among clinical nurses. The regional imbalances of nurses were not caused by the migration from non-metropolitan areas to Seoul. Nurse shortage problems in the small and medium hospitals of the non-metropolitan area can be solved only through improvement of work environment.