Magnitude of turnover intention and associated factors among nurses working in emergency departments of governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional institutional based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Turnover intention is a probability of an employee to leave the current institution within a certain period due to various factors. It is the strongest predictor of actual turnover expected to increase as the intention increases. Emergency Department (ED) nurses are especially vulnerable to high turnover because of their increased risk of developing burnout and compassion fatigue associated with the work environment. This study is aimed to assess nurses' intention to leave emergency departments and associated factors at selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 102 nurses in three selected governmental hospitals, Addis Ababa from February 19 to March 31, 2018, using a structured pre

SUBMITTER: Wubetie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7556577 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature