Status and correlation between professional autonomy and turnover intention of clinical specialist nurses / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the status of professional autonomy and turnover intention of clinical specialist nurses and analyze the correlation between them. Method A total of 200 clinical specialist nurses in Shandong Province were selected for questionnaire survey. Nursing job behavior scale and turnover intention were investigated. Results The total score on clinical autonomy was(172.26±18.31)points,with an average of(4.92±0.56).The total score on turnover intention was(15.84 ± 3.47)points, averaged (2.64 ±0.65). There was a negative correlation between the professional autonomy and turnover intention (P<0.01). Conclusion Nursing administrators should take measures to improve the professional autonomy of specialist nurses in order to reduce their turnover rate and stabilize the nursing team.