title: [Development and testing of a nurse turnover intention scale (NTIS)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement tool of nurse's turnover intention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from questionnaires completed by 678 nurses who worked in 3 university hospitals in South Korea and analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18 programs. Thirty-seven preliminary items were selected from 161 basic items extracted via a literature review and in depth interviews with 6 hospital nurses. Three steps with factor analysis were undertaken to verify the reliability and validity of the preliminary instruments. Finally, confirmative factor analysis was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As a result of the analysis, 3 factors including 10 items were selected. Cronbach's Alpha for the 10 items was .83, for job satisfaction (4 items), .78, for interpersonal relationships (3 items), .80, and for work performance (3 items), .74, which was stable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study is meaningful because through it a scale reflecting Korean culture was developed to measure turnover intention in nurses. Further studies that test the psychometrics of this scale in more diverse samples are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Ja
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Yeun
authors.forename: Heejeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: Nurse; Turnover intention