Correlation between service leadership behavior and turnover intention of nurses in military central hospital

VernacularTitle:军队中心医院护士长服务型领导行为与护士离职意愿的相关性研究
Author: Huanhuan WANG ; Zhuomin CHEN ; Ping ZHANG
Keywords: Nurses; Head nurses; Servant leadership behavior; Turnover intention; Correlation
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(21):1601-1605
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To understand the status quo of servant leadership behavior of head nurses in military hospital and its relationship with nurses′ intention to stay, and to make suggestions for maintaining the stability of military hospital nurses. Methods A total of 501 nurses from a military hospital (top three) were surveyed by self-designed general data scale, Head Nurses′Servant Leadership Behavior Scale and Turnover Intention Scale. Results The average score of servant leadership behavior was (80.39 ± 13.79) points, and the correlation coefficient between the head nurse service and the leave intention was-0.255 (P<0.01). Conclusions The servant leadership behavior of the head nurses in a military hospital is at a moderate level and it still can be ameliorated. Training can improve head nurses′capacity of the servant leadership behavior, which can reduce the turnover intention of the nurses in military hospitals.