Abstract

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to understand the distribution of ward nurses's job demand and work-family conflict. And examined their association with intention to leave among ward nurses.

Methods: This study used cross-sectional study design. The study used convenience sampling in a teaching hospital, total interviewed = 154 subjects. Research instruments including basic demographic questionnaire, Chinese Version of the Job Content Questionnaire (C-JCQ) (Cronbach's alpha=.61-.91), Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha=.909) and intention to leave Questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha=.93).

Results: The results showed that first, subjects mean age was 29.3 years old (SD = 6.1), working years 6.9 years (SD = 5.7). Second, job demand and intention to leave were positive correlation and had statistically significant (r = .395, P <.001). Third, work-family conflict and intention to leave were positive correlation and had statistically significant (r = .347, P <.001). Fourth, in the multiple linear regression models, after adjusting for age, working years, workplace characteristics, when job demand and work-family conflict increases, intention to leave was significantly increased. Multiple regression model can explain intention to leave .302variance. Job demand and work-family conflict are the best predictors of intention to leave.

Conclusion: High job demand and work-family conflict that may make it easier nurses have intention to leave their work. Job demand and work-family conflict were associated with nurses's intention to leave. The results helped hospital managers to understand the underlying factors about nurses's intention to leave. Hospital management class may provide a good working environment and family-friendly policies in the workplace, reduce nurses's turnover intention and the manpower drain.

Authors

Li-Chung Pien

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Li-Chung Pien, RN, MSN

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Keywords:

Intention to Leave, Work-Family Conflict, Job Demand

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25th International Nursing Research Congress

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Sigma Theta Tau International

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Hong Kong

Conference Year

2014

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Job demand, work-family conflict and nurses' intention to leave

Hong Kong

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to understand the distribution of ward nurses's job demand and work-family conflict. And examined their association with intention to leave among ward nurses.

Methods: This study used cross-sectional study design. The study used convenience sampling in a teaching hospital, total interviewed = 154 subjects. Research instruments including basic demographic questionnaire, Chinese Version of the Job Content Questionnaire (C-JCQ) (Cronbach's alpha=.61-.91), Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha=.909) and intention to leave Questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha=.93).

Results: The results showed that first, subjects mean age was 29.3 years old (SD = 6.1), working years 6.9 years (SD = 5.7). Second, job demand and intention to leave were positive correlation and had statistically significant (r = .395, P <.001). Third, work-family conflict and intention to leave were positive correlation and had statistically significant (r = .347, P <.001). Fourth, in the multiple linear regression models, after adjusting for age, working years, workplace characteristics, when job demand and work-family conflict increases, intention to leave was significantly increased. Multiple regression model can explain intention to leave .302variance. Job demand and work-family conflict are the best predictors of intention to leave.

Conclusion: High job demand and work-family conflict that may make it easier nurses have intention to leave their work. Job demand and work-family conflict were associated with nurses's intention to leave. The results helped hospital managers to understand the underlying factors about nurses's intention to leave. Hospital management class may provide a good working environment and family-friendly policies in the workplace, reduce nurses's turnover intention and the manpower drain.