The influence of organizational and personal factors on U.S. Army nurse corps officers' intent to leave the army
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Dr. Linda Wiley Fisher, PhD, MHA, RN, FACHE
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present the dissertation research that compared the influence of personal and organizational factors on two groups’ (US Army and civilian registered nurses-RN) intent to leave their employers. This study is the baseline study of a program of research on military nurse retention and is intended to lead to a longitudinal study comparing the two groups again in one year.
Chapter I identifies why nurse retention is important, provides background/history about the problem of nurse retention, describes the special case of US Army nursing, introduces the topic of household economic influences on nurse retention, provides the purpose of the study, defines terms that were used in the dissertation research, posits the research questions, states the contribution the study makes to nursing research, and ends with a summary and conclusions.
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3576918; ProQuest document ID: 1468949190. The author still retains copyright.
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| Type | Dissertation |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
| Format | Text-based Document |
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| Evidence Level | Descriptive/Correlational |
| Research Approach | Quantitative Research |
| Keywords | Work Satisfaction; Military Nurse Retention; Nurse Shortage |
| CINAHL Subject(s) | Military Nursing; Personnel Retention; Personnel Turnover; Personnel Retention--Evaluation; Military Nursing--Psychosocial Factors; Personnel Turnover--Evaluation |
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| Grantor | Vanderbilt University |
| Advisor | Minnick, Ann F. |
| Level | PhD |
| Year | 2010 |
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