J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2022 Aug;28(2):177-184. 10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.2.177.

Affecting Factors of Small and Medium-sized Hospital Nurses’ Intention on Retention: Focused on Resilience and Followership

• Kim HJ
• Jeong HJ

• KMID: 2536725
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.2.177

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between variables and factors affecting the intention on retention of nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals.
Methods
The participants of this study were 203 nurses working in six small and medium-sized hospitals, and data was collected from August 15 to August 30, 2019 using a structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN 24.0.
Results
As a result of the study, intention on retention was positively correlated with resilience (r=.40, p<.05) and followership (r=.38, p<.05). Affecting factors of the intention on retention were marital state (married) (β=.21, p=.001), resilience (β=.22, p=.016), and active engagement as a subcartegory of followership (β=.19, p=.034), and the variables explained 20.8% of the nurses’ intention on retention.
Conclusion
In order to increase the intention on retention of small and medium-sized hospitals nurses, it is necessary to provide an environment in which small and medium-sized hospital nurses are able to have active engagement and independent thinking and to develop a program to promote their resilience.

Keyword

Nurses; Retention; Resilience; Active; Engagement