title: Registered nurse turnover and the changing health care system.
abstract: Changes in health care delivery and cyclic fluctuations in the registered nurse (RN) labor market affect health care costs, access, and quality. This study provides insight into one factor central to these issues, the job-change behavior of RNs. The theory of human capital provides the foundation to guide investigation, and econometric modeling is used to explore relationships among study variables. Model results show clear differences in job change behavior of nurses employed in hospital and nonhospital settings. These differences are a reflection, not only of individual nurse preferences, but also of wages, working conditions, and opportunities associated with various health care settings. Understanding these relationships is essential to leaders in the nursing profession as they plan for and respond to changes in health care delivery.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017059:Models, Econometric; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States