{"title":"A Single-Site Approach: Identifying the Micro-Level Influences on Nurse Retention.","authors":"Cheryl A Smith-Miller, Michaela Cline","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001541","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Persistently high turnover rates reflect nurses' discontent. Although personal reasons, career advancement, and relocation are cited as the top reasons for departures, macro-level data overlook the organizational and unit-level factors that erode nurses' desire to stay.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Survey methods were used for data collection. The analysis included statistical and qualitative methods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Salary, benefits, and work schedules were important in influencing nurses' decisions to stay, but their importance varied by career stage. Ergonomic aspects of nurses' daily work were key themes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Organizational and unit elements play enduring roles in job satisfaction. Critically examining nurses' work environment from meso- and micro-level ergonomic perspectives can enhance understanding of nurse retention and provide evidence to fine-tune retention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 2","pages":"124-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Nursing Administration","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001541","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Persistently high turnover rates reflect nurses' discontent. Although personal reasons, career advancement, and relocation are cited as the top reasons for departures, macro-level data overlook the organizational and unit-level factors that erode nurses' desire to stay.
Methods: Survey methods were used for data collection. The analysis included statistical and qualitative methods.
Results: Salary, benefits, and work schedules were important in influencing nurses' decisions to stay, but their importance varied by career stage. Ergonomic aspects of nurses' daily work were key themes.
Conclusions: Organizational and unit elements play enduring roles in job satisfaction. Critically examining nurses' work environment from meso- and micro-level ergonomic perspectives can enhance understanding of nurse retention and provide evidence to fine-tune retention strategies.
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