Nurses Perception towards Determinants of Turnover in Psychiatric and General Hospital, Makkah Province

Abstract

Background: Nurses leaving the profession are of concern to the government. This turnover can take the form of leakage and waste of both human and financial resources for governments that spend money on training nurses. Little is known about the intention to stay or determinants of job satisfaction among nurses in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. Aims: The study explores the determinants of intention to stay, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and self-efficacy among nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed, with a total of 175 nurses in the period between March 2017-July 2017. Results: No statistically significant differences were identified in intention to stay, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and self-efficacy between the psychiatric and the general nurses. A significant correlation was found between nationality, education and income, and intention to stay, job satisfaction, organization commitment and self-efficacy (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The study added various determinants of nurse turnover to the existing body of knowledge, relating to the factors concerning intention to stay, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and self-efficacy amongst general and psychiatric nurses.