FACTORS THAT ATTRACT AND RETAIN NURSES IN LONG-TERM CARE.
Contributors: Northern Illinois University.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Health Care Management.
Description: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that attract nurses to and retain nurses in long-term care and that predict retention in long-term care. A data collection instrument, titled the "LTC Nurse Recruitment/Retention Survey," was constructed that consisted of a 5-part questionnaire. In addition to demographic and job information, the survey included four subscales that measured factors that attract nurses to long-term care, factors that could attract nurses to long-term care, factors that satisfy nurses in long-term care, and factors that contribute to retention in long-term care. The survey form was published in the November/December 1990 issue of Geriatric Nursing. Over 1,200 questionnaires were returned from nurses working in long-term care facilities around the country.

Data analysis of the survey responses included the calculation of frequencies and percentages for all individual items. For the items on the four subscales, means and standard deviations were also calculated. Means of the items were ranked within the four subscales to identify the most critical issues. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine factors that predict retention.

Critical factors for attracting nurses to long-term care were found to include prior geriatric education, prior experience in caring for older adults, and flexible work schedules. Critical issues in retaining nurses in long-term care were found to include relationships, patient care factors, money and benefits, adequate staffing and supplies, and the amount of paperwork. Factors found to predict retention included years in long-term care, job advancement along administrative lines, retirement plan, merit increases, hospitalization insurance, and minimal paperwork. The findings of this study have important implications for nursing education and practice.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-06, Section: B, page: 2788.

Thesis (ED.D.)--NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 1992.

School code: 0162.