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The relationship between practice environment, job satisfaction and intention to leave in critical care nurses.
- Source :
- Nursing in Critical Care; Mar2023, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p167-176, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Recent studies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have shown that the increasing nursing turnover in the health care industry has become a great source of concern. The overdependence on the supply of expatriate nurses (74%) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) travel restrictions have exacerbated this staffing issue. Aims: To examine the relationship between perception of nursing practice environment (NPE), job satisfaction and intention to leave (ITL) among critical care nurses working in the state of Ha'il in KSA. Design: Cross‐sectional correlational (observational) design. Methods: Data were collected via electronic online survey distributed to registered critical care nurses working in King Khalid Hospital (KKH), Ha'il, KSA, between July and August 2020. Participant demographics and key variables data related to NPE, job satisfaction and ITL respectively were collected from the participants using existing and validated questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and correlational analysis and multivariable analyses were conducted. Results: A response rate of 98% was achieved (152/160) for the study. Findings showed that the NPE was largely favourable (M = 2.89, SD = 0.44); however, nurse participation in hospital affairs (M = 2.83, SD = 0.47) and staffing and resource adequacy (M = 2.88, SD = 0.47) scored lowest. NPE was found to be significantly correlated with job satisfaction (rs =.287, P <.01). A significant negative relationship was found between NPE and ITL (rs = −0.277**, P <.01). However, job satisfaction was associated with ITL (rs = −.007, P =.930). Conclusions: Maintaining a healthy work environment and job satisfaction levels in critical care units is key to improving, recruitment and retention of nursing staff. Relevance to clinical practice: Critical care and hospital leaders should implement programs that enhance the quality of the practice environment. This will improve nurse participation in unit and hospital affairs, job satisfaction and intention to stay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WORK environment
STATISTICS
SCIENTIFIC observation
MULTIPLE regression analysis
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
CRITICAL care nurses
NURSING practice
SURVEYS
JOB satisfaction
HOSPITAL nursing staff
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
INTENTION
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13621017
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing in Critical Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162104198
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12737