Early career nurses with fewer supportive peers for safe patient handling are likely to quit

This prospective study observed turnover during 1 year at a community hospital in Oregon (n = 39). The study tested whether nurses who at baseline nominated fewer peers as sources of safe patient handling support were more likely to quit than nurses with more supportive peers. Six nurses with tenure...

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Published inInternational nursing review Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 596 - 600
Main Authors Hurtado, D.A., Heinonen, G.A., Dumet, L.M., Greenspan, S.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2018
Subjects
Community hospitals
Health and Safety
Job Satisfaction
Nurse led services
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational Health
Patient handling
Peers
Recruitment and Retention
Teamwork
Tenure
Workforce Issues
Teamwork
Workforce Issues
Occupational Health
Recruitment and Retention
Health and Safety
Job Satisfaction
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Summary:This prospective study observed turnover during 1 year at a community hospital in Oregon (n = 39). The study tested whether nurses who at baseline nominated fewer peers as sources of safe patient handling support were more likely to quit than nurses with more supportive peers. Six nurses with tenure under 2 years left their positions. Nurses who quit reported half as many co‐workers as sources of support relative to nurses who remained employed, and each additional peer nomination reduced the risk of turnover by 15%. Further research should establish the contribution of peer safety support reducing turnover among recent hires.
Bibliography:Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University.
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ISSN:0020-8132
1466-7657
DOI:10.1111/inr.12456