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Effects of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and workplace violence on turnover intention of emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Li Na,
Zhang Lichuan,
Xiao Guangqing,
Chen Zhuo Job,
Lu Qian
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.12854
Subject(s) - turnover intention , job satisfaction , organizational commitment , workplace violence , psychology , turnover , affective events theory , cross sectional study , path analysis (statistics) , job attitude , job performance , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , social psychology , poison control , medical emergency , management , statistics , mathematics , economics , pathology
Aims To describe turnover intention of emergency nurses and clarify the effects of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and workplace violence on turnover intention. Background Research has showed the predictors of turnover intention differed among nurses of different specialties. However, research on turnover intention has mostly focused on general nurses rather than emergency nurses. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study was conducted. Methods A self‐administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 415 emergency nurses in Beijing, China, using convenience sampling. Path analysis was used to test the relationships between organizational commitment, job satisfaction, workplace violence and turnover intention. Results Most emergency nurses (90.2%) had a high level or very high level of turnover intention. Contrary to previous studies, organizational commitment had a significant direct positive effect on workplace violence. It also had a direct positive effect on job satisfaction and a negative effect on turnover intention. Workplace violence had a negative effect on job satisfaction and a positive effect on turnover intention. Job satisfaction had a direct negative effect on turnover intention. Conclusion To reduce turnover intention in the emergency department, measures should be taken to reduce workplace violence and increase nurses' job satisfaction, especially those with high organizational commitment.