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Selma Sabanciogullari1, Selma Dogan2
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Cumhuriyet University, Health High School of Susehri, Sivas, Turkey.
Aims:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, professional identity and intention to leave the profession among nurses in Turkey.
Background:
Although there are many studies on job satisfaction among nurses in Turkey, there is a gap in the literature in relation to professional identity, particularly for intentions to leave the profession.
Method:
This cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 2122 nurses from Turkey.
Results:
A positive and significant correlation was determined between the nurses' job satisfaction and professional identities. It was found that 15.5% of the nurses intended to leave their profession. Intention to leave the profession was greater among the nurses with inadequate professional identity development and low job satisfaction.
Conclusion:
Professional identity is a factor affecting job satisfaction. Both professional identity and job satisfaction are important factors affecting nurses' intention leaving the profession.
Implications For Nursing Management:
Given that professional identity and job satisfaction affect intention to leave the profession and professional identity affects job satisfaction, nurse managers who are mainly responsible for the quality of nursing care should develop strategies that support nurses' professional identity and increase their job satisfaction if they are to prevent nurses from leaving the profession.
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