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Early career nurses with fewer supportive peers for safe patient handling are likely to quit
Author(s) -
Hurtado D.A.,
Hein G.A.,
Dumet L.M.,
Greenspan S.A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12456
Subject(s) - nomination , peer support , turnover , nursing , medicine , registered nurse , social support , peer group , psychology , family medicine , social psychology , management , political science , law , economics
This prospective study observed turnover during 1 year at a community hospital in Oregon ( n = 39). The study tested whether nurses who at baseline nominated fewer peers as sources of safe patient handling support were more likely to quit than nurses with more supportive peers. Six nurses with tenure under 2 years left their positions. Nurses who quit reported half as many co‐workers as sources of support relative to nurses who remained employed, and each additional peer nomination reduced the risk of turnover by 15%. Further research should establish the contribution of peer safety support reducing turnover among recent hires.