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  • High nurse turnover globally impacts healthcare systems.
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  • To explore young nurses' perspectives on why they leave their organizations.
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  • Semi-structured interviews with 15 young nurses who voluntarily resigned.
  • Content analysis of interview data.

Main Results:

  • Reasons for leaving clustered into: Negative work environment (lack of support, poor preceptorship, horizontal violence), Nursing shortage (workload, overtime), and Unsatisfied individual expectations (work-life imbalance, alternatives, family).
  • Insufficient managerial and peer support during the transition period was a key factor.
  • Excessive workload and overtime contributed significantly to turnover.

Conclusions:

  • Nurse executives must enhance managerial support and peer collaboration to improve retention.
  • Strategic planning for the transition period is essential for young nurses.
  • Developing institutional and national strategies is vital to retain nurses in the profession.