Turnover among foreign nurses in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Abdulrahman Nayir Alanazi, Eida Habeeb Alshammri, Laila Mohammad Alrashidi, Nashi Masnad Alreshidi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
foreign nurses turnover media_common.quotation_subject education Wage Saudi Arabia turnover behavior healthcare cost Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Health care medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Human resources media_common Staff turnover 030504 nursing business.industry Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Professional development Workload lcsh:RA1-1270 Turnover Workforce 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Research, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2021) Journal of Public Health Research |
| ISSN: | 2279-9036 2279-9028 |
| Popis: | Background: Globally, nursing turnover has become a contemporary concern that significantly influences the financial proficiency of healthcare systems. Not only costs, but healthcare accessibility and quality also reverberate the consequence of the phenomenon. Design and methods: The study explores the factors that attribute to turnover among foreign registered nurses working in Saudi Arabia. A quantitative-based cross-sectional descriptive study design that uses survey data to make statistical inferences about foreign nurse turnover in Saudi Arabia, was conducted to ascertain factors influencing the termination of foreign nurses working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals. Results: Factors influencing turnover were categorized into 9 dimensions, professional growth and development, leadership style, management, wage and benefits, workload, interpersonal relationship, housing facilities and services, hospital facilities and intent to stay and turn-over intention, of which the professional growth (4.1±0.7) and development had the highest mean agreement scores (4.0±1.1), whereas housing (2.3±1.3) and hospital facilities (2.1±1.0) showed the lowest mean scores. Conclusions: Wage benefits and workload factors were found to be the most significant causes of expatriate nursing turnover, closely followed by inadequate housing and hospital facilities. Recommendations from nursing staff on how to improve retention were also noted. Significance for public health The nursing workforce is considered the backbone of the healthcare delivery system. In Saudi Arabia, foreign nurses employ a large percentage of human resources required in healthcare institutions. Thus, foreign nurses’ increasing turnover rates remain a significant problem affecting healthcare institutions across the country. Staff turnover rate is the prime source of workforce shortage that impacts the operational domain, thereby negatively affecting productivity and revenues. The high turnover rates negatively impact organizational in quality of care and resources to recruit and train new staff, prompts many scholars to investigate possible causes, and to develop a comprehensive staff retention strategies. Determining associated factors on staff turn-over, provides insights that will guide facility policy makers and stakeholders to keep pace with the demand of public health system. |
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