Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 15 Issue 4
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- Pages.531-541
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- 2003
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
Turnover Experience of Hospital Nurses in Korea
병원 간호사들의 이직 결정 과정
- Yi, Myungsun (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
- Kim, Won-Ok (College of Nursing, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Kim, Duck-Hee (Samsung Medical Center) ;
- Ko, Moon-Hee (Department of Nursing, Chodang University) ;
- Lee, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, Wonju National College) ;
- Kim, Zung-Im (Department of Nursing, Sunchunhyang University)
- 이명선 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
- 김원옥 (경희대학교 간호학부) ;
- 김덕희 (삼성서울병원 간호파트) ;
- 고문희 (초당대학교 간호학과) ;
- 이경숙 (원주간호대학) ;
- 김증임 (순천향대학교 간호학과)
- Received : 2002.12.17
- Accepted : 2003.10.20
- Published : 2003.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore how hospital nurses decide to quit working as professional nurses using the grounded theory method. Method: The data was collected by individual in-depth interviews with 12 hospital nurses who recently resigned from work and it was analyzed using 'constant comparative analysis.' Result: The core category that emerged was "in search of new balance with self, work, and family". Three stages were identified: 1) "unconditionally accepting the working situation of itself," 2) "weighing advantages and disadvantages of working as a hospital nurse", and 3) "redesigning a future". Each stage contains three major strategies. The major strategies of the first stage are "maintaining a learning attitude", "enduring physical burnout," and "enduring unfair interpersonal relationships". The second stage contains "identifying advantages of working", "identifying disadvantages of working", and "comparing the advantages with the disadvantages". Lastly, the third stage includes "reassessing the aim of life", "beginning to construct an alternative life", and "deciding to quit working at a certain point". Conclusion: The results of the study will help nursing administrators in designing and implementing an effective turnover prevention program for nurses by understanding more deeply the process of turnover phenomenon among hospital nurses.