Investigation into nurses work pressure and turnover intention in shareholding hospital / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the status of nurses work pressure and turnover intention in shareholding hospital, and to explore the relationship between them. Methods 153 nurses were investigated with Nursing Job Stress Scale and Turnover Intention Questionnaire. Results Nurses work pressure scored (102.07 ± 20.17). Workload and time allocation was the main job stressor among nurses; the nurses'turnover intention scored (14.73±3.54); the correlation coefficients between the job pressure and turnover intention was 0,374; the correlation coefficients between the pressure of nursing work- professional and turnover intention was 0.508; the correlation coefficients between the pressure of workload- time allocation and turnover intention was 0.348. Conclusions The job pressure of nurses was high in shareholding hospital. Nurses work pressure was positively correlated with turnover intention.