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Nurses who work outside nursing.

Christine Duffield1, Linda O'Brien Pallas, Leanne M Aitken

  • 1Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney, Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia. christine.duffield@uts.edu.au

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|August 25, 2004
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Nurses leave the profession for complex reasons including workload and work-life balance. Understanding these factors is crucial for retaining nursing staff and ensuring a stable healthcare workforce.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing workforce research
  • Healthcare professional retention
  • Socioeconomic factors in healthcare

Background:

  • Motivations for entering nursing include altruism, family history, and career security.
  • Common reasons for nurses leaving the profession are workload, unsafe environments, and harassment.
  • The link between these factors and nurse tenure remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the reasons why registered nurses leave the profession.
  • Examine the initial motivations for becoming a nurse.
  • Determine the duration of nurses' careers and factors influencing tenure.

Main Methods:

  • A mailed questionnaire was distributed to registered nurses working outside of nursing.
  • Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and regression analysis.

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  • The study explored perceptions of skills gained and ease of transition to non-nursing roles.

    • Main Results:

    • Factors like 'altruistic reasons', 'default choice', and 'stepping stone' explained 36.2% of the variance in reasons for entering nursing.
    • Reasons for leaving nursing were explained by 'legal and employer', 'external values', 'professional practice', 'work life/home life', and 'contract requirements' (55.4% variance).
    • Personal characteristics (36%), reasons for entering (7%), and reasons for leaving (6%) explained 48% of the variance in nursing tenure.

    Conclusions:

    • Reasons for entering and exiting the nursing profession are multifaceted.
    • Personal characteristics significantly influence a nurse's career length.
    • Workforce managers should prioritize professional practice standards and work-life balance to improve nurse retention.