| dc.description.abstract | Job satisfaction is crucial for RN retention. Yet, little is known about the relationship between RN job enjoyment and intent to stay at the patient care unit level. This study examined the relationship between RN workgroup job enjoyment and RN workgroup intent to stay on five types of acute care hospital units. A descriptive, correlational design was employed using 2011 data from the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) RN survey. Two-level linear regression analyses were performed at the unit level. The sample consisted of 5,062 units (116,563 RNs; 723 hospitals). Included unit types were Critical Care, Step-Down, Medical, Surgical, and Medical-Surgical. Controlling for unit (nurse staffing, RN education, RN unit tenure) and hospital (Magnet status, bed size, teaching status, geographical location) characteristics, RN workgroup job enjoyment was positively associated with RN workgroup intent to stay across all five unit types. Findings from this study provide evidence that RN workgroup job enjoyment contributes significantly to RN workgroup intent to stay. Nursing administrators and managers wishing to achieve higher RN retention rates should develop strategies to enhance RN job enjoyment on a unit-by-unit basis. | |
