Factors influencing home care nurse intention to remain employed.
J Nurs Manag
; 22(8): 1015-26, 2014 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-23905629
AIM: To identify factors affecting Canadian home care nurse intention to remain employed (ITR). BACKGROUND: In developed nations, healthcare continues to shift into community settings. Although considerable research exists on examining nurse ITR in hospitals, similar research related to nurses employed in home care is limited. In the face of a global nursing shortage, it is important to understand the factors influencing nurse ITR across healthcare sectors. METHODS: A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was used. Focus groups were conducted with home care nurses. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Six categories of influencing factors were identified by home care nurses as affecting ITR: job characteristics; work structures; relationships/communication; work environment; nurse responses to work; and employment conditions. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest the following factors influence home care nurse ITR: having autonomy; flexible scheduling; reasonable and varied workloads; supportive work relationships; and receiving adequate pay and benefits. Home care nurses did not identify job satisfaction as a single concept influencing ITR. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Home care nursing management should support nurse autonomy, allow flexible scheduling, promote reasonable workloads and create opportunities for team building that strengthen supportive relationships among home care nurses and other health team members.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Lealtad del Personal
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Empleo
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Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio
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Satisfacción en el Trabajo
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Enfermeras y Enfermeros
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Manag
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá