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  • The impact of workplace relationships on engagement, well-being, commitment and turnover for nurses in Australia and the USA

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    Brunetto, Yvonne
    Xerri, Matthew
    Shriberg, Art
    Farr-Wharton, Rod
    Shacklock, Kate
    Newman, Stefanie
    Dienger, Joy
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Xerri, Matt J.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    Aims. We examined the impact of workplace relationships (perceived organizational support, supervisor-nurse relationships and teamwork) on the engagement, well-being, organizational commitment and turnover intentions of nurses working in Australian and USA hospitals. Background. In a global context of nurse shortages, knowledge about factors impacting nurse retention is urgently sought. We postulated, using the Social Exchange Theory, that nurses' turnover intentions would be affected by several factors and especially their relationships at work. Design. Based on the literature review, data were collected via a self-report ...
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    Aims. We examined the impact of workplace relationships (perceived organizational support, supervisor-nurse relationships and teamwork) on the engagement, well-being, organizational commitment and turnover intentions of nurses working in Australian and USA hospitals. Background. In a global context of nurse shortages, knowledge about factors impacting nurse retention is urgently sought. We postulated, using the Social Exchange Theory, that nurses' turnover intentions would be affected by several factors and especially their relationships at work. Design. Based on the literature review, data were collected via a self-report survey to test the hypotheses. Methods. A self-report survey was used to gather data in 2010-2012 from 510 randomly chosen nurses from Australian hospitals and 718 nurses from US hospitals. A multi-group structural equation modelling analysis identified significant paths and compared the impact between countries. Results. The findings indicate that this model was more effective in predicting the correlations between variables for nurses in Australia compared with the USA. Most paths predicted were confirmed for Australia, except for the impact of teamwork on organizational commitment and turnover, plus the impact of engagement on turnover. In contrast, none of the paths related to supervisor- subordinate relationships was significant for the USA; neither were the paths from teamwork to organizational commitment or turnover. Conclusion. Our findings suggest that well-being is a predictor of turnover intentions, meaning that healthcare managers need to consider nurses' well-being in everyday decision-making, especially in the cost-cutting paradigm that pervades healthcare provision in nearly every country. This is important because nurses are in short supply and this situation will continue to worsen, because many countries have an ageing population.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Advanced Nursing
    Volume
    69
    Issue
    12
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12165
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 Blackwell Publishing. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: The impact of workplace relationships on engagement, well-being, commitment and turnover for nurses in Australia and the USA, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol.69 (12), 2013, pp.2786-2799, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.12165.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Human resources management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56335
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