Abstract
Organizational and nonorganizational determinants of staff nurse turnover are investigated in a panel study of 1,259 nurses employed in two university-affiliated hospitals. Findings are consistent with a causal chain in which perceived autonomy, job satisfaction, intent to leave the hospital and turnover are a sequence of outcomes reflecting the successive stages of a nurse’s decision to resign. Both personal characteristics and job-related attributes are predictive at various stages of the process, although family status variables have no significant effects. Implications for hospital management of turnover are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 431-443 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Medical care |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1981 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
