TY - JOUR
T1 - Nursing Workforce Retention in Rural Ghana
T2 - The Predictive Role of Satisfaction, Rural Fit, and Resilience
AU - Poku, Collins Atta
AU - Mensah, Eva
AU - Kyei, Josephine
AU - Ofei, Adelaide Maria Ansah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Collins Atta Poku et al.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction. High turnover of nurses in rural healthcare settings contributes to challenges in healthcare delivery. Various incentive packages have been introduced in rural healthcare settings to curb this phenomenon, but the canker still exists. The study aimed at assessing the predictive role of job satisfaction, rural fit, and resilience on nurses' retention in rural Ghana. Materials and Methods. A multicentre cross-sectional design was adopted to collect data from 462 nurses. Analysis through descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Pearson moment product correlation, and multiple regression was done. Results. There was low resilience and rural fit among nurses with higher turnover intention, which was predicted by average daily attendance (β = 0.108), rural fit (β = -0.144), resilience (β = -0.350), satisfaction with prospects (β = -0.187), and satisfaction with prospect and pay (β = -0.171) at the significance of 0.05. Conclusion. Policymakers can be assured that not just improving financial incentives to nurses, but the integration of nurses to rural settings, commensurate workload and improving pay and prospects for professional growth and resilience are needed for rural retention. Implications for nursing management, nurse managers, and policymakers have a role to develop sustainable strategies to integrate rural fit, resilience, and job satisfaction to help reduce turnover among nurses.
AB - Introduction. High turnover of nurses in rural healthcare settings contributes to challenges in healthcare delivery. Various incentive packages have been introduced in rural healthcare settings to curb this phenomenon, but the canker still exists. The study aimed at assessing the predictive role of job satisfaction, rural fit, and resilience on nurses' retention in rural Ghana. Materials and Methods. A multicentre cross-sectional design was adopted to collect data from 462 nurses. Analysis through descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Pearson moment product correlation, and multiple regression was done. Results. There was low resilience and rural fit among nurses with higher turnover intention, which was predicted by average daily attendance (β = 0.108), rural fit (β = -0.144), resilience (β = -0.350), satisfaction with prospects (β = -0.187), and satisfaction with prospect and pay (β = -0.171) at the significance of 0.05. Conclusion. Policymakers can be assured that not just improving financial incentives to nurses, but the integration of nurses to rural settings, commensurate workload and improving pay and prospects for professional growth and resilience are needed for rural retention. Implications for nursing management, nurse managers, and policymakers have a role to develop sustainable strategies to integrate rural fit, resilience, and job satisfaction to help reduce turnover among nurses.
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U2 - 10.1155/2023/9396817
DO - 10.1155/2023/9396817
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85176240743
SN - 0966-0429
VL - 2023
JO - Journal of Nursing Management
JF - Journal of Nursing Management
M1 - 9396817
ER -