Relationship job embeddedness to turnover intention among nurses: A cross-sectional, correlational study
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Benyamin Saadatifar
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Zahra Ebrahimi Rigi
,
Parichehr Sabaghzadeh Irani
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Chiman Ghaderi
,
Omolbanin Akbari
Abstract
Background & Aim: Given the high turnover rate among nursing staff, contemporary healthcare facilities are experiencing an increasing demand for nurses. Retaining nursing personnel is crucial for ensuring patient safety and preventing malpractice. Job embeddedness has emerged as a key determinant in employee retention. This study examined the relationship between job embeddedness and nurses' turnover intentions.
Methods & Materials: This descriptive-analytic study included 242 nurses from hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Global Job Embeddedness Scale, and a turnover intention questionnaire. The data were analyzed using independent t-tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, and ANOVA.
Results: The mean turnover intention score was relatively high, particularly in the organizational (M±SD= 3.3±0.7) and professional (M±SD= 3±0.8) dimensions. The mean score for job embeddedness was above average (M±SD= 2.8±0.9). The Pearson correlation coefficient analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between job embeddedness and turnover intentions among nurses (r= -0.3, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The study concluded that higher levels of job embeddedness are associated with a lower intention to leave the profession. By enhancing and maintaining job embeddedness among nurses, it is possible to reduce turnover rates, ultimately contributing to improved patient care.
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2. Basit G, Duygulu S. Nurses’ organizational trust and intention to continue working at hospitals in Turkey. Collegian. 2018;25(2):163-9.
3. Al Muharraq EH, Baker OG, Alallah SM. The prevalence and the relationship of workplace bullying and nurses turnover intentions: A cross-sectional study. SAGE Open Nursing. 2022 Jan;8:23779608221074655.
4. Falatah R, Salem OA. Nurse turnover in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management. 2018 Sep;26(6):630-8.
5. Sharififard F, Hosseini MH, Akbari V, Sadeghi R, Kopaie SY, Bidgoli AS, Asayesh H. The tendency to leave nursing profession and some related factors at the therapeutic and educational centers of Qom City, (Iran). Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal. 2019 Apr 10;13(1):70-7.
6. Woo CH, Lee MJ. The Effect of Hospital Organizational Culture, Organizational Silence and Job Embeddedness on Turnover Intention of General Hospital Nurses. Journal of Digital Convergence. 2018;16(3):385-94.
7. Graminejad N, Ghorbani Moghaddam Z, Kazemi Majd R, Hosseini M. Association between Resilience and Intention to Leave Profession in Critical Care Nurses in Educational Hospitals of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 2018: A Descriptive Study. Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. 2020;18(11):1103-14.
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9. Ghorbanzadeh D, Vahabzadeh S, Kazemi E. Investigating the Effect of Perceived Job Insecurity on Turnover Intention. Management Studies in Development and Evolution. 2021 Jun 22;30(100):163-91.
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12. Park J-H, E-K L. The relationship between leader-member exchange and intention to stay in Korean nurses: Focusing on the mediating role of compassion satisfaction. Nursing Practice Today. 2020;8(2):132-8.
13. Jung HS, Jung YS, Yoon HH. COVID-19: The effects of job insecurity on the job engagement and turnover intent of deluxe hotel employees and the moderating role of generational characteristics. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 2021 Jan 1;92:102703.
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28. Lee SY. Factors influencing job embeddedness toward nurses in small-and medium-sized hospitals. Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial Cooperation Society. 2020;21(6):425-31.
29. Duong CH, Ho YH, Hoang TK. Perceived organizational support and its impact on nurses’ intention to stay in Vietnam: Psychological well-being and organizational commitment as mediators. Nursing Practice Today. 2024 Jul 3;11(3):249-58.
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Saadatifar B, Ebrahimi Rigi Z, Sabaghzadeh Irani P, Ghaderi C, Akbari O. Relationship job embeddedness to turnover intention among nurses: A cross-sectional, correlational study. NPT. 2025;:X-X.
