Professional commitment, resilience and intent to leave the profession among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic - a
Jo Ann Kleier1, Carol Lawrence2, Gesulla Cavanaugh1
1Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, USA.
Aim:
The three-component model of commitment, resilience and selected nurse characteristics were tested as predictors of nurses' intent to leave the profession.
Background:
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, news reports suggest that a mass exodus of nursing professionals is occurring.
Method:
This nonexperimental, descriptive, correlational, predictive study used a cross-sectional approach to collect survey data from a convenience sample of 189 registered nurses (RNs) who were providing direct patient care in adult inpatient units with a high likelihood of admitting patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and met other eligibility requirements.
Results:
Most (73.5%) plan to remain in the nursing profession and feel highly resilient. Only affective commitment demonstrated a significant relationship to the intention to leave the nursing profession.
Conclusions:
The study was conducted after the pandemic had been in effect for a prolonged time, and it is likely the nurses with the intent to leave the profession had already left. The findings provide a glimpse of a sample of nurses drawn from a population likely much different from only a few months prior.
Implications For Nursing Management:
Strategies to retain nurses should include efforts to strengthen professional commitment and build resilience.
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