title: How healthcare work environments influence nurse retention.
abstract: The purpose of this literature review was to determine the effect of healthcare work environments on nurse retention. The studies comprising this review describe factors that contribute to unhealthy work environments and implicate them as significant factors influencing nurse retention. The themes identified by nurses for purposes of retention included a desire for autonomy, empowerment, and decision-making opportunities in the environments in which they work.
authors.affiliation: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glade Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. rmccaffr@fau.edu
authors.forename: Colleen F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Erenstein
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology