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A Review of Research on Hospital Nurses' Turnover Intention

Jong Kyung Kim1, Myung Ja Kim2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2011;17(4):538-550.
Published online: December 31, 2011

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Korea.

2Full-time lecturer, Department of Nursing, Woosong University, Korea.

Correspondence: Kim, Myung Ja. Department of Nursing, Woosong University 171 Jayang-Dong, Dong-Gu, Daejeon-Si, 300-718, Korea. Tel: 82-42-630-9938, Fax: 82-42-630-9299, navykmj@naver.com
• Received: December 6, 2011   • Revised: December 18, 2011   • Accepted: December 19, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to review articles, thesis and dissertation on turnover intention of hospital nurses in order to identify overall trends in turnover intention of nurses and suggest strategies for reducing turnover intention.
  • Method
    Thirty research papers on turnover intention of nurses were reviewed.
  • Result
    These papers were journal articles and thesis regarding nurses who worked in general wards, intensive nursing units, and emergency rooms in hospital. The tools used to measure turnover intention were Lawler (1983), Mobley (1982), and Lee (1995), and others. Most of tools were composed of 1-11 items, with 4-7 point Likert scales. Reported reliability was .55 to .91. The mean score for turnover intention was between 2.40 and 3.85. The important results revealed that job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and stress affected turnover intention of hospital nurses.
  • Conclusion
    The findings from this review indicate that to reduce turnover intention for hospital nurses, a nurse manager should increase job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and reduce stress by developing a good culture and work climate. Moreover it is necessary to assess stress and job satisfaction of nurses, and to manage nurses' welfare, including night duty policy, salary, and career ladder.
  • Key Words: Review; Personal turnover; Data collection; Hospitals; Nurses
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Figure 1
Process of exclusion data for study
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Table 1
List of Reviewed Articles (n=30)
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Table 2
Types and Location of Hospitals in Articles by Year
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Table 3
Distribution of Number of Nurse Subjects and Hospitals (n=30)
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Table 4
Tools and Mean of Turnover Intention (n=30)
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Table 5
Related General Characteristics to Turnover Intention (n=30)
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Table 6
Related Variables to Turnover Intention by Correlation Analysis (n=30)
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Table 7
Affected Variables to Turnover Intention by Regression Analysis (n=30)
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    Related Variables to Turnover Intention by Correlation Analysis (n=30)

    Affected Variables to Turnover Intention by Regression Analysis (n=30)
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    Table 2 Types and Location of Hospitals in Articles by Year

    Table 3 Distribution of Number of Nurse Subjects and Hospitals (n=30)

    Table 4 Tools and Mean of Turnover Intention (n=30)

    Table 5 Related General Characteristics to Turnover Intention (n=30)

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