Abstract
Background: Intensive care units (ICUs) nurses face many challenges stem from complexity of patient care, work overloads, limitation of time, working environment and administrative duties which would affect their work life balance, job attraction and retention. Aim of this study was to explore the relationship between work life balance, job attraction and retention among ICUs nurses. Methods: Descriptive – co-relational design was used. The study was conducted at ICUs at Tanta University Main Hospital on all the available (190) nurses. Three tools for data collection were used. Tool (I): Work Life Balance Questionnaire. Tool (II): Job Attraction Assessment Scale and Tool (III): Job Retention Assessment Scale. Results: More than half (59%, 55%) of ICUs nurses’ perceived a- low level of work-life balance and job retention respectively. Beside, more than half (61%) of them perceived a moderate level of job attraction. Conclusion: It was concluded that the work life balance was positively correlated with job attraction and retention. Therefore, it was recommended that hospital administrators and nurse managers need to adopt strategies for promoting ICUs nurses’ work life balance so their job satisfaction, attraction and retention will be improved.
Highlights
In today’s knowledge economy, retaining the competitive nursing staff and maintain their competitive advantages is one of the major challenges for health care organizations in Intensive care units (ICUs) to provide safe and quality care to acute and critically ill patients [1]
The need for critical care services and competent ICUs nurses is becoming a huge challenge for health care organizations
Issues include complexity of patient care, intense patient needs, nursing shortage, limitation of time, working environment, administrative duties and family needs are most common among nurses [30]
Summary
In today’s knowledge economy, retaining the competitive nursing staff and maintain their competitive advantages is one of the major challenges for health care organizations in ICUs to provide safe and quality care to acute and critically ill patients [1]. Aim of the study This study aimed to exploring the relationship between work life balance, job attraction and retention among intensive care unit nurses. Figure [1] shows level of work life balance, job attraction and retention as perceived by ICUs nurses. Table [5] illustrates correlation between ICUs nurses' work life balance, their job attraction and retention. We show that all the work life balance subscales was statistically significant and positively correlated with job attraction and retention at (p ≤ 0.05). Table [6] illustrates correlation between ICUs nurses’ characteristics and their work life balance, job attraction and retention. We show that there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between ICU nurses' work life balance subscales and job attraction with their age and years of experience at (p ≤ 0.001). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between ICUs nurses' job retention and their age and years of experience at (p ≤ 0.05)
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