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Nursing stress factors affecting turnover intention among hospital nurses
Author(s) -
Lee EunKyoung,
Kim JiSoo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12819
Subject(s) - workload , turnover intention , nursing , interpersonal communication , turnover , affect (linguistics) , stress (linguistics) , medicine , interpersonal relationship , psychology , coping (psychology) , job satisfaction , clinical psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , management , communication , computer science , economics , operating system
Aims This study aimed to identify the nursing stress factors, which affect turnover intention in hospital nurses. Background Nursing stress is known to be an important predictor of turnover intention in nurses. Although nurses experience various sources of stress across work environments, cultures, and generations, little is known about the stress factors affecting turnover intention in nurses. Design A descriptive cross‐sectional design was employed. Methods A total of 329 nurses were recruited through convenience sampling from 27 hospitals in South Korea. Data were collected from May to November 2018 using a questionnaire. Results Among the stress factors, stress from patients and their families, workload stress, stress from conflicts with supervisors, and stress from conflicts with peers were associated with turnover intention in hospital nurses. These variables explained 40.0% of the variance in turnover intention among hospital nurses. Conclusions Stress from interpersonal relationships with patients and their families, supervisors, and peers may have a considerable impact on turnover intention. To reduce nursing turnover intention, coping strategies to reduce stress from patients and their families should be established. It is necessary to provide programmes that foster interpersonal relationship skills in the workplace. Nurse managers may encourage communication among nurses to establish positive relationships.