دورية أكاديمية

A logit analysis of the likelihood of leaving rural settings for registered nurses.

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العنوان: A logit analysis of the likelihood of leaving rural settings for registered nurses.
المؤلفون: Pan S, Dunkin J, Muus KJ, Harris TR, Geller JM
المصدر: Journal of Rural Health; Mar1995, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p106-113, 8p
مستخلص: This study examined the net effects of individual and community factors on the likelihood of registered nurses leaving current jobs using a logit analysis. Based on data from a survey of 2,509 rural nurses, four separate models were estimated and compared: one for nurses in rural settings as a whole and the other three for nurses in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and community/public health agencies. Results of the general model indicated that nurses' marital status, age, position, income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with the community were significant determinants of the likelihood of leaving current jobs. Job satisfaction was the most significant factor, followed by satisfaction with the community. Findings from the models for three different employment settings were similar to those of the general model. However, the significance of factors and their strength of effect on nurses' decisions to leave or stay in their current jobs differed across the three types of facilities. Based on these findings rural nursing administrators and policy-makers should give priority to retention strategies that focus on improving the job environment. The development of different strategies for different groups of nurses (i.e., by age or marital status) and different types of facilities should increase the benefit/cost ratio. In addition, programs that involve rural health care agencies in community and economic development should be further explored as an avenue to increased nurse retention in rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
الوصف
تدمد:0890765X
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-0361.1995.tb00403.x