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The Relationship Between Personality Characteristics, Tenure, and Intent to Leave Among Emergency Nurses
Journal of Emergency Nursing
|October 3, 2018
Summary
High emergency nurse turnover is linked to personality traits and tenure. Experienced nurses with longer careers show distinct personality profiles, potentially aiding retention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Human Resources
Background:
- Emergency nursing faces high turnover rates in the US.
- Personality's role in emergency nurse turnover decisions is understudied.
- Intent to leave is a key metric for predicting turnover versus retention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between personality characteristics, employment tenure, and intent to leave among emergency nurses.
- To identify personality traits associated with longer-term employment and lower intent to leave.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, correlational study design was employed.
- Data collected via the HEXACO-PI-R personality inventory and demographic information.
- 406 current and former emergency nurses with varying employment tenures participated.
Main Results:
- Significant correlations found between employment tenure and Honesty/Humility, Emotionality, Agreeableness, and Openness traits.
- Nurses with >10 years of tenure exhibited higher Honesty/Humility and lower Emotionality compared to those with <2 years tenure intending to leave soon.
- All 406 participants displayed similarities across the six measured personality dimensions.
Conclusions:
- Personality characteristics show similarities across emergency nurses, with notable tenure-related differences in specific traits.
- Understanding these personality-tenure links may help administrators foster traits that improve nurse retention.
- This research offers insights for developing targeted retention strategies in emergency nursing.
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