Factors Affecting Job Retention among Nurses Working in Selected Hospitals, Nepal
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 12
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting job retention among nurses in public and private teaching hospitals. Methods: A descriptive research design was conducted in this study. Hundred nurses were selected using non probability sampling technique from a public teaching hospital and a private teaching hospital. A pretested semi-structured self administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data were transferred into SPSS and analyzed by using descriptive statistics; frequency and percentage. The analyzed data were presented in the tables. Results: the majority of respondent from public teaching hospital were motivated with financial factors (62%) and fringe benefits (58%) to retain. The majority of respondents from private teaching hospital were motivated with professional development factors (56%), fringe benefits (54%) and collegial factors (52%).The most (88%) of respondents from both public as well as private teaching hospital felt necessity to have a policy to retain the nurses in their organization. Conclusion: The nurses working in both public and private teaching are motivated with fringe benefits, interpersonal relationship with colleagues and support from them and job security in retaining in their organizations.
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Shrestha Archana
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