Determinants of nurse absenteeism and intent to leave: An international study.

• Published in: Journal of Nursing Management
• Main Authors: Burmeister, Elizabeth A, Kalisch, Beatrice J, Xie, Boqin, Doumit, Myrna A A, Lee, Eunjoo, Ferraresion, Annamaria, Terzioglu, Fusun, Bragadóttir, Helga
• Other Authors: 1 Princess Alexandra Hospital, Wolloongabba and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 2 University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 3 Fudan University, School of Nursing, Shanghai, China. 4 Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon. 5 Kyngpook National University, Daegu, South Korea. 6 Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy. 7 Italian Missed Care Study Group, Italy. 8 Faculty of Health Sciences, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey. 9 University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing and Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: absenteeism; intent-to-leave; job satisfaction; nursing; staffing; Nurses; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/620853; https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12659

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below To determine factors associated with nurses' intent to leave their positions and absenteeism. There is a recognized global shortage of nurses but limited data describing and determining factors associated with nurse absenteeism and intent to leave. This study involved a secondary analysis of the results from direct-care registered nurses' responses to the MISSCARE Survey, with data from seven countries included. Multi-level modelling was used to determine nurse characteristics and working environment factors associated with nurse absenteeism and intent to leave. The level of absenteeism and intent to leave varied significantly across countries, with registered nurses in Lebanon reporting the highest intention to leave within 12 months (43%) and registered nurses in Iceland and Australia the highest level of absenteeism (74% and 73%, respectively). Factors associated with outcomes included perceived staffing adequacy of unit, job satisfaction, and age of the nurse.