Nurses’ intention to leave their profession: A cross sectional observational study in 10 European countries
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 27 October 2012Open access
Maud Heinen, Theo van Achterberg, René Schwendimann, Britta Zander, Anne Matthews, Maria Kózka
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Elements of work environment are associated with intention to leave the nursing profession but differ between countries, indicating the importance of national contexts in explaining and preventing nurses' intention to left their profession.
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Burnout is consistently associated with nurses' intention to leave their profession across the 10 European countries. Elements of work environment are associated with intention to leave the nursing profession but differ between countries, indicating the importance of national contexts in explaining and preventing nurses' intention to leave their profession.
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Health ProfessionsNursing
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