Turnover among Filipino nurses in Ministry of Health hospitals in Saudi Arabia: causes and recommendations for improvement.
| Autor: | Aljohani KA; Dr. Khalid Abdullah Aljohani, Department of Nursing,, Taibah University, Madinah 41311, Saudi Arabia, aljohani. khalid@gmail.com, ORCID: http:// orcid.org/0000-0003-3242-082X., Alomari O |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi medicine [Ann Saudi Med] 2018 Mar-Apr; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 140-142. |
| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.140 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Nurse turnover is a critical challenge for healthcare organizations as it results in a decreasing nurse/patient ratio and increasing costs. Aim: Identify factors influencing the termination of Filipino nurses in Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals and record nurse recommendations to improve retention. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: Data was gathered from a convenience sample of Filipino nurses with previous experience in MOH hospitals in Saudi Arabia who attended recruitment interviews at the Saudi employment office in Manila. Results: The sample included 124 nurses. Major turnover factors included low salary (18.3%), low nurse/patient ratio (15%), end of contract (14.5%), discrimination (13.5%), and bad accommodations (9%). Suggested areas of improvement included financial motivations (34%), administration support (25%), quality of life (25%), and work environment (16%). Conclusion: Managing nurse turnover can be implemented on the organizational as well as at MOH levels. The recommendations given by the participants provide direct targets to improve retention. Limitations: With convenience sampling, the sample is probably not representative of the Filipino nursing population. Conflict of Interest: None. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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