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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kim, Eun‐Young
• Kim, Sun‐Hee

Titel

Job change among early career nurses and related factors: A postgraduation 4‐year follow‐up study

Ist Teil von

• Journal of nursing management, 2022-10, Vol.30 (7), p.3083-3092

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Hindawi Limited

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Aims This study aimed to identify the job change status and related factors among nurses during the first 4 years of their professional life. Background The early turnover and job change of nurses results in negative patient and nurse outcomes and financial losses. Methods A prospective longitudinal observational design and convenience sampling were used. From five nursing schools in South Korea, 526 individuals participated in the first survey conducted before graduation; 317 and 338 individuals participated in the second and third surveys, respectively (4 months after employment, and 4 years after graduation). Results In total, 42.0% of the participants remained at the hospital of their first job, 26.6% switched hospitals, and 12.1% moved to a nonhospital job. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that switching hospitals was associated with nurses' grade point average, type of hospital, first job satisfaction, and current pay. Moving to a nonhospital job was related to gender, type of hospital, current pay, and work–life balance. Conclusion To reduce the early turnover and job change, hospitals should provide educational programmes for nurses, support male nurses, and increase job satisfaction and work–life balance. Implications for Nursing Management Since this study addresses the working conditions and satisfaction of individuals who were re‐employed after experiencing job turnover, it clarifies how nurse managers may reduce turnover. Namely, nurse managers should establish a work environment promoting good work–life balance.