Professional commitment, resilience and intent to leave the profession among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic - a descriptive study.
J Nurs Manag
; 30(7): 2577-2584, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2070523
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The three-component model of commitment, resilience and selected nurse characteristics were tested as predictors of nurses' intent to leave the profession.BACKGROUND:
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, news reports suggest that a mass exodus of nursing professionals is occurring.METHOD:
This nonexperimental, descriptive, correlational, predictive study used a cross-sectional approach to collect survey data from a convenience sample of 189 registered nurses (RNs) who were providing direct patient care in adult inpatient units with a high likelihood of admitting patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and met other eligibility requirements.RESULTS:
Most (73.5%) plan to remain in the nursing profession and feel highly resilient. Only affective commitment demonstrated a significant relationship to the intention to leave the nursing profession.CONCLUSIONS:
The study was conducted after the pandemic had been in effect for a prolonged time, and it is likely the nurses with the intent to leave the profession had already left. The findings provide a glimpse of a sample of nurses drawn from a population likely much different from only a few months prior. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Strategies to retain nurses should include efforts to strengthen professional commitment and build resilience.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Nurses
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nurs Manag
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jonm.13788
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