Intention to migrate among the next generation of Turkish nurses and drivers of migration.

AIMS: To determine the main driving factors affecting the senior nursing students in their decision to migrate and to evaluate the effect of attitude towards migration in career planning. BACKGROUND: In order to promote the nursing workforce, it is important to understand the factors affecting the decisions to migrate. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,410 Turkish nursing students. The data, which were collected using the Descriptive Form and Attitude Scale for Brain Drain (BD-s), were analysed with the multiple regression and decision tree analysis. RESULTS: The mean score of attitudes towards migration was 56.30 ± 12.09 (min 16- max 80). The main push-pull drivers to migrate were the socio-political factors and working conditions. The BD-s score was higher in the participants, who had overseas experience, had career plans and studied in a metropolitan city. The strongest variable predicting career planning was the attitude towards migration. CONCLUSION: The opinions of the students on career planning and their intentions to migrate indicated that the shortage of nurses would continue in Turkey in the future. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The prospects of the nursing candidates regarding the nursing profession should be addressed considering their expectations for initial salaries, career development and salary increases.

The relationship between nurses' personality traits and their perceptions of management by values, organizational justice, and turnover intention.

PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between nurses' personality traits and their perceptions of management by values, organizational justice, and turnover intention. DESIGN AND METHODS: It was a descriptive study. A demographic questionnaire, the big five personality scale, the organizational justice scale, the management by values scale, and the turnover intention scale were used to collect data. FINDINGS: Data analysis did not demonstrate any relationship between nurses' personality traits and their perceptions of management by values, organizational justice, and turnover intention. However, results of regression analysis concluded that perceptions of management by values affected the nurses' perceptions of organizational justice positively. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nurses' perceptions of organizational justice can be raised and turnover intention may be reduced by improving their perceptions of management by values.

Relationship between level of internet addiction and time management skills among nursing students.

PURPOSE: This study investigated nursing students' levels of internet addiction (IA) and time management (TM) skills. DESIGN AND METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 400 nursing students of a university in Turkey. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, IA Scale, and TM Inventory. FINDINGS: The IA scale and TM inventory mean scores were 40.83 ± 14.81 and 81.34 ± 11.91, respectively. A significantly negative relationship between students' level of IA and TM skills was found (p <0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The concept of effective time management should be used in interventions for promoting students' conscious internet use.

Career Obstacles Faced by Female Nurse Academicians in Turkey.

BACKGROUND: Most academicians in the nursing field are women, and they face many difficulties throughout the course of their careers for various reasons. PURPOSE: This study aims to determine the career difficulties faced by female academicians in the nursing field. METHODS: This study is descriptive, sectional, and comparative. The study was conducted in cooperation with female academicians in the nursing field (n = 132) from 11 different nursing schools in Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region providing undergraduate education in nursing. Data were collected using the Female Academicians' Career Obstacles Scale. Ethics committee and required official permissions were obtained from the relevant institutions. Data analysis was conducted in an electronic environment using SPSS for Windows 22.0 package software for statistics. RESULTS: In terms of research outcomes, it was determined that the most significant obstacles reported by female academicians were "organizational culture and politics" (M = 43.92 ± 12.64) and "playing multiple roles" (M = 31.35 ± 10.15); the most insignificant obstacles were reported to be "organizational conditions" (M = 21.43 ± 7.06) and "stereotypical prejudices" (M = 20.44 ± 6.31). Other obstacles mentioned by the academicians were working as a research assistant with a bachelor's degree, being married with children, studying with young and inexperienced academicians, and serving as department head. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Organizational culture and politics in particular should be reviewed at educational institutions from the perspective of career obstacles, and these principles should be rearranged so that they constitute a supportive work environment.