요양병원 간호사의 간호근무환경, 직무스트레스, 이직의도

Abstract

This study is descriptive survey research to identify factors affecting the turnover intention of nurses working at long-term care hospitals in relation to nursing work environment and job stress. The research subjects are 181 nurses who had been working for at least three months at ten long-term care hospitals, each with 100 to less than 500 beds, located in G Metropolitan City and J Province. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire during the period from August 10 to August 22, 2021. The research tools used in this study are as follows. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 26.0 program, with t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study show that nurses working in long-term care hospitals have higher turnover intention when they are younger and have higher job stress. It was also found that their job stress level is high when they work eight hours or more a day after the outbreak of COVID-19, and have experienced cohort quarantine and COVID-19 confirmed cases. Therefore, to reduce the turnover intention of nurses working in long-term care hospitals, it is necessary to develop methods to reduce their job stress. Further research needs to be performed with additional factors related to job stress, particularly during the current prolonged pandemic.