Nonlicensed employee turnover in a long-term care facility.
The purpose of this study was to analyze nonlicensed employee turnover in a long-term care facility using Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a framework. During exit interviews, a convenience sample of 34 employees completed an attitudes and beliefs survey regarding their work environment. Findings were mixed; 39.6 percent of the employees stated positive personal relationships were a strength of the organization, although 24.3 percent resigned because of personal/staff conflicts. Financial concerns were not a major factor in their resignations. The study suggests that decreasing nonlicensed employee stress and increasing their personal satisfaction with patient care may decrease employee turnover.
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College of Public and Allied Health Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
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D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce