Importance Of Nurse Turnover

Introduction The notion of nurse turnover is an undesirable tendency that has plagued the healthcare sector. This type of trend has proven to be expensive, disruptive and has jeopardized the quality of health care and the safety of the patients. However, there are exceptions to this rule, especially considering the movement of nurses who are considered as non-performing, dismissed from their organizations or decided to leave at their own will. Even though it is still an expensive affair to replace such nurses, in the long run, the affected organizations might be better off. Many scholars and policy makers endeavor to understand the turnover rate of nurses so that they could apply it as a barometer for measuring job satisfaction. Such knowledge could assist in staffing projections. Furthermore, understanding why nurses leave their organizations would assist healthcare facilities and their administrators to formulate policies that could help reduce the turnover rate and retain more nurses.

Background of the Study Almost all of the nurses leave their jobs for a variety of reasons which could be either voluntarily or involuntarily. Voluntary reasons include job dissatisfaction, employee promotion,

Different nurses have different levels of competency, and as such, each of them must be rewarded by clearly defining their roles and ensuring appropriate compensation relative to their skill level. Low pay rates and workplace issues related to a lack of clear guidelines in nursing practice leads to the increased rate of nursing turnover. Furthermore, the ambiguity of a nurse’s role in a health organization reduces their commitment level to that organization. With a lack of commitment to the health care facility, the nurse is susceptible to role burnout and their intention to leave increases (Han, Han, An, & Lim,