Work, work environments and other factors influencing nurse faculty intention to remain employed: a cross-sectional study.
BACKGROUND
Given the role nurse faculty have in educating nurses, little is known about what influences their intention to remain employed (ITR) in academic settings.


OBJECTIVE
Findings from a nurse faculty survey administered to test a conceptual model of factors hypothesized as influencing nurse faculty ITR are reported.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey design was employed.


METHODS
We included colleges and universities in Ontario, Canada.


METHODS
The population of Ontario nurse faculty who reported being employed as nurse faculty with the College of Nurses of Ontario (Canada) was included. Of the 1328 nurse faculty who were surveyed, 650 participated.


METHODS
Participants completed a questionnaire with measures of work, work environment, job satisfaction, burnout and ITR. Regression analyses were conducted to test the model.


RESULTS
Ten of 26 independent variables explained 25.4% of variance in nurse faculty ITR for five years. These variables included: proximity to retirement, quality of relationships with colleagues, being employed full time, having dependents, satisfaction with work-life balance, quality of education, satisfaction with job status, access to financial support for education from organization, access to required human resources and being unionized.


CONCLUSIONS
Although not all influencing factors are modifiable, academic leadership should develop strategies that encourage nurse faculty ITR. Strategies that support collegial relationships among faculty, increase the number of full time positions, promote work-life balance, engage faculty in assessing and strengthening education quality, support faculty choice between full-time and part-time work, and ensure adequate human resources required to teach effectively will lead to heightened nurse faculty ITR.
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Ann.Tourangeau@utoronto.ca.
Ann
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Tourangeau
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Margaret.Saari@utoronto.ca.
Margaret
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Saari
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Erin.Patterson@mail.utoronto.ca.
Erin
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Patterson
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Eramae.Ferron@mail.utoronto.ca.
Era Mae
EM
Ferron
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Heather.Thomson@mail.utoronto.ca.
Heather
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Thomson
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, Ontario M5T1P8, Canada. Electronic address: Kim.Widger@utoronto.ca.
Kimberley
K
Widger
Dalhousie University, 5869 University Ave., PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada. Electronic address: kt788065@dal.ca.
Kathleen
K
MacMillan
D002321:Career Choice; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
Intention to remain employed; Job satisfaction; Nurse education; Nursing education; Nursing faculty; Personnel turnover; Work environments