Nurses' and midwives' job satisfaction and retention during COVID-19: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic focused attention on the previously well-documented world-wide shortage of nurses and midwives. The pandemic accentuated this crisis, which resulted in nurses and midwives questioning their roles and their careers. The impact of the pandemic on job satisfaction and the intention of nurses and midwives to stay has not been adequately explored.

Aim

The aim of this scoping review was to identify and map the literature that describes the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influenced nurses' and midwives' job satisfaction and intent to stay or leave their employment or profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

This scoping review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) and the Joanna

SUBMITTER: Hynes L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931827 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature