Effects of job embeddedness and nursing working environment on turnover intention among trauma centre nurses: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the effects of job embeddedness and nursing working environment on trauma centre nurses' turnover intention.

Background: Trauma centre nurses have higher average turnover intention than hospital nurses. However, factors that increase the turnover intention of trauma centre nurses remain unexplored.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August to October 2019, with 120 trauma centre nurses working at three trauma centres in B, D and U cities using measures of demographic characteristics, job embeddedness, nursing working environment and turnover intention.

Results: The mean turnover intention score was 3.60/5 points. There were significant correlations among turnover intention and fit, sacrifice, foundation for quality nursing, ability and leadership of nursing managers, cooperation of nurses and doctors, nurse participation in hospital management and sufficient manpower and material support. Turnover intention was predicted by nurse participation in hospital management, gender, clinical experience and fit, which explained 54%.

Conclusions: Factors that influence nurses' turnover intention at trauma centres were gender, clinical experience, job fit and, especially, nurses' participation in hospital management, which had the most effect on the nursing working environment.

Implications for Nursing Management: To expand participation of trauma centre nurses, hospital management systems and organisational culture need improvement.