The role of organizational culture in retaining nursing workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the study

We examined how organizational culture in nursing homes affects staff turnover, because culture is a first step to creating satisfactory work environments.

Design and methods

Nursing home administrators were asked in 2009 to report on facility culture and staff turnover. We received responses from 419 of 1,056 administrators contacted. Respondents reported the strength of cultural values using scales from a Competing Values Framework and percent of staff leaving annually for Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN), and nursing aide (NA) staff. We estimated negative binomial models predicting turnover. 

Results

Turnover rates are lower than found in past but remain significantly higher among NAs than among RNs or LPNs. Facilities with

SUBMITTER: Banaszak-Holl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4542704 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature