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KMID : 1033320120020020052
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Global Health & Nursing
2012 Volume.2 No. 2 p.52 ~ p.61
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An Analysis of the Factors affecting Turnover Intention of New Nurses
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Yun Hye-Mi
Kim Jung-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was designed to identify the relationship of new nurses turnover intent with individual characteristics, work related variables, job stress, coping to the stress.
Methods: The date were collected from February 17th to March 21th, 2009 using structured questionaries and total subjects 217 of new nurses who career is below 12 months at 2 University hospitals located in Busan. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS/Win 12.0 program for frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression.
Results: Turnover intention was 11.45 points and 70% of new nurses have turnover intention. There were significant positive correlations between job stress and turnover intention(r=.196, p=.004) and negative correlations between major problem coping and turnover intention(r=-.188, p=.005). There was significant correlation between turnover intention and possibility of voluntary off duty, relationship of preceptor, arrangement of voluntary workplace. The most important predictor of the turnover intention was possibility of voluntary off duty(β=.323).
Conclusion: This study support the need to focus on the job stress and coping to the stress in the workplace to reduce job stress and turnover intention. Nursing managers have to consider new nurses’ personal characteristics and job stress to increase their organizational commitment and enhance their intention to stay.
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KEYWORD
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Nurses, Stress, Turnover intention, Coping
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