Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 8 January 2019Open access
Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco, Gianluca Catania, Milko Zanini, Giuseppe Aleo, Roger Watson
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The present study expands knowledge about the predictive factors of nurses' intention to leave their job and consequently to turnover, which is one of today's major issues contributing to the shortage of nurses.
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Nurses' intention to leave their job is the consequence of a poor work environment, characterized by factors such as understaffing and performance of non-nursing activities.
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