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http://dx.doi.org/10.7465/jkdi.2016.27.3.791

Factors influencing the intent to return to practice (work) of inactive RNs  

Hwang, Nami (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs)
Jang, Insun (Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University)
Park, Eunjun (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
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Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society / v.27, no.3, 2016 , pp. 791-801 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting the intent of re-employment of inactive registered nurses. This study presents a secondary analysis of data collected in 'Nurse Turnover On-line Survey' by Korean Nurses Association and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2014. The analysis shows that 70.9% of inactive RNs has an intent to return to practice, and most of them preferred 'flexible working options' (47.8%) or 'fixed day shifts' (43.3%) as a work pattern. Main reasons for resigning from their last job have been found to be 'high work intensity' (18.8%) and 'difficulties of night shifts' (16.7%). Inactive married RNs who have working histories in a general hospital or a long-term care hospital or have preferences for traditional shift works showed a stronger intent to return to practice than their reference group. Our study shows that, for inactive RNs to return to practice, it is recommendable to adopt various non-traditional working patterns, to make a staffing distribution considering the labor intensity and to develop education programs designed to increase RNs' professional satisfaction.
Keywords
Education program; employment; intention; nurses;
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