Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

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Factors Influencing the Turnover Intention of COVID-19 Ward and General Ward Nurses in Public Hospitals

경기도 공공병원의 COVID-19병동 간호사와 일반병동 간호사의 직무 스트레스가 이직의도에 미치는 영향

  • Bae, Jun-Hee (Graduate School, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • So, Aeyoung (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Chang, Soo Jung (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Park, Sunah (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
  • 배준희 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 소애영 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 장수정 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박선아 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.19
  • Accepted : 2021.05.13
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the factors influencing the turnover intention of nurses in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and general wards. Methods: Data were collected through a survey of 340 nurses at seven public hospitals in Gyeonggi Province from October 12 to October 30 in 2020. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression. Results: The job demand stress of nurses in COVID-19 wards was 63.99±8.05 points, which was lower than 65.77±7.35 points of nurses in general wards. The turnover intention of nurses in COVID-19 wards was 3.24±0.74 points, which was higher than the 3.06±0.67 points of those in general wards. The multiple regression analysis indicates that the factors affecting the turnover intention of the two groups (COVID-19 and general wards) were type of wards (β=-.15, p<.001), age (COVID-19 wards: β=-.37, p<.001, General wards: β=-.40, p<.001), job resource stress (COVID-19 wards: β=.52, p<.001, general indicates: β=.60, p<.001), and clinical experience in present wards (COVID-19: β=.13, p=.021). Conclusion: The results indicate that nurses who care for COVID-19 patients have higher turnover intentions than general nurses and suggests that a decrease in the job resource stress is vital for reducing nurse turnover intentions.

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