title: Job embeddedness factors as a predictor of turnover intention among infection control nurses in Korea.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Job embeddedness indicates the degree to which an employee of an organization intends to remain in his or her position at that organization. This study examined how job embeddedness affects infection control nurses' turnover intention along with general characteristics, job satisfaction, and perceived job alternatives.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected data from a total of 133 infection control nurses using self-reporting questionnaire methods. All questions were answered on a 5-point Likert scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average turnover intention was 3.01 ± 0.72 (100-point conversion, 60.2%), and average job satisfaction was 3.48 ± 0.79 (100-point conversion, 69.6%). The average perceived availability of job alternatives was 3.02 ± 0.78 (100-point conversion, 60.4%), and average job embeddedness was 3.33 ± 0.57 (100-point conversion, 66.6%). Predictors of turnover intention were monthly income, perceived availability of job alternatives, and job embeddedness. Job embeddedness among predictors has high explanatory power as a predictor of infection control nurses' turnover intention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through this study we identified predictors of turnover intention and found that job embeddedness among predictors has high explanatory power as a predictor of infection control nurses' turnover intention. Strategies to enhance infection control nurses' job embeddedness are needed.
authors.affiliation: Gachon University College of Nursing, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Sil
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: The Catholic University of Korea College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: icpkim@catholic.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyung Mi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Job embeddedness; Turnover