Relationship between Staff Morale and Intention to Leave among Professional Nurses at Damanhour National Medical Institute

Ghandour, Sanaa; Saad Elzohairy, Mayada Hassan; Elsayed, Neamate Mohamed

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2019.67994

Relationship between Staff Morale and Intention to Leave among Professional Nurses at Damanhour National Medical Institute

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Professor of nursing administration Faculty of nursing portsaid university

² Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

³ Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University

10.21608/pssjn.2019.67994

Abstract

Background: A loss of morale leads to a lack of nurse commitment to the organization, which contributes to nurse turnover. Aim: To determine the relationship between staff morale and intention to leave. Designe: A descriptive correlational design was applied in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in all the units at Damanhour National Medical Institute. Sample: Study sample was 101 professional nurses. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; staff morale surveyand intention to leave scale. Results:The results of the present study showed that above one half of professional nurses (51.4%) had moderate level of staff morale, whereas above one third of them (30.7%) had low level of staff morale and above half of professional nurses (52.5%) had moderate level of intention to leave. Conclusion: The present study concluded that there was significant negative correlation between intention to leave and personal perception of staff morale. While, there was positive significant correlation between intention to leave and negative factors affecting staff morale. Recommendations: Therefore, it is recommended that,healthcare organization administrators should conduct frequent meetings with professional nurses who are dissatisfied from their job; discuss their problems and their needs and try to formulate plans to overcome these problems to enhance their satisfaction level which can consequently raise their morale and commitment level and decrease level of intention to leave.

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