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Predictors of Home Healthcare Nurse Retention
Author(s) -
Ellenbecker Carol Hall,
Porell Frank W.,
Samia Linda,
Byleckie James J.,
Milburn Michael
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2008.00220.x
Subject(s) - nursing , job satisfaction , nursing shortage , health care , economic shortage , test (biology) , quality (philosophy) , agency (philosophy) , medicine , psychology , nurse education , social psychology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , government (linguistics) , economics , biology , economic growth
Purpose:To examine the level of job satisfaction and test a theoretical model of the direct and indirect effects of job satisfaction, and individual nurse and agency characteristics, on intent to stay and retention for home healthcare nurses.Design:A descriptive correlation study of home healthcare nurses in six New England states.Methods:Home healthcare nurse job satisfaction self‐report data was collected with the HHNJS survey questionnaire & Retention Survey Questionnaire.Findings:Based on a structural equation model, job tenure and job satisfaction were the strongest predictors of nurse retention.Conclusions:Understanding the variables associated with home healthcare nurse retention can help agencies retain nurses in a time of severe nurse shortages and increased patient demand.Clinical Relevance:Predicted nursing shortages and increasing demand have made the retention of experienced, qualified nursing staff essential to assure access to high‐quality home healthcare services in the future.