title: Newly licensed registered nurse job turnover and turnover intent.
abstract: Through survey data, this study examines job leaving behaviors of newly licensed registered nurses and identifies educational and managerial issues that need to be addressed to retain them. Within 1.5-2.5 years of graduating, one third of all respondents had left their first job, most for work-related reasons. Predictors of job leaving or intentions to leave included not having had a good orientation, information issues, having difficulties doing a good job, not being rewarded fairly, and low job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Lynn Y. Unruh, PhD, RN, LHRM, is Professor, Health Services Administration Program, Department of Health Management and Informatics, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando. Ning Jackie Zhang, PhD, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor, Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando.
authors.forename: Lynn Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Unruh
authors.forename: Ning Jackie
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires