Abstract
Introduction: Addressing nurse turnover is a challenge for both health service leaders and human resources researchers. Researchers continue to highlight the importance of job satisfaction in nurses’ turnover intention, which appears to be more important than other determinants such as age, night shift, and career advancement. Aim: The purpose of this research study was to investigate the job satisfaction of the nursing staff of the 251 Air Force General Hospital (251AGH) and their intention to leave the profession in the next five years. Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the summer season of 2022 involving nurses and licensed practical nurses working in 251 GNA. Data were collected via structured anonymous questionnaire with closed-ended questions, consisting of three thematic sections: the first section included the Job Satisfaction Survey – JSS tool of the Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida, United States of America, Paul Spector-, the second section presented questions about the healthcare professionals’ intention to leave their job and the organization and the third part demonstrated the demographic characteristics of the study sample. Results: The sample of our study consisted of 205 nurses and licensed practical nurses, of whom 63 (30%) were men and 142 (69%) were women. The participants reported dissatisfaction with salary, promotion, fringe benefits, contingent rewards, and working conditions. They felt ambivalent about partners, the nature of work and communication, but satisfied with the supervision. Finally, in terms of overall job satisfaction, they felt dissatisfied. Regarding the intention of leaving nursing profession, seems to be moderately to quite likely for the next five years. Conclusions: Job satisfaction as a whole and subsequently satisfaction with potential rewards and salary are significantly and negatively related to intention to leave AGH. Post-secondary graduates are less likely to drop out of nursing than college/university and postgraduate professionals. Finally, it was mentioned a strong positive correlation between age and years of service with their intention to leave their job.
