Discussion of Key Success Factor in Nurse Retention in Medical Industry in China

Autori:

Hongmei TANG, Qingling WANG, Jing GAO, Hong RUAN, Xiaosong LI, Hongying DAI, Yanhong GU

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 155-162

How to cite this article:

Tang, H., Wang, Q., Gao, J., Ruan, H., Li, X., Dai, H., Gu, Y. (2018). Discussion of Key Success Factor in Nurse Retention in Medical Industry in China. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 61, 155-162.

Abstract:

The popularity of healthcare, the rapid population aging, the prevalence of chronic diseases and the complexity of clinical care in China have resulted in increasing medical service objects and illness seriousness. Nurses, as the fi rst-line workers, bear the major responsibility to take care of patients, However, the turnover rate of nurses has been concerned as the high risks of nursing work, inadequate nursing manpower allocation, large job stress, and low social status. Medical industry in China is selected as the research object in this study. Tertiary fi rst-class hospitals in Shanghai are sampled for the questionnaire analysis. Total 360 copies of questionnaire are distributed to the nurses, and 276 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 77%. The research results show that workplace culture is the most emphasized dimension in hierarchy, followed by operation simplifi cation, mode change, and workplace respect and top fi ve indicators, among 14 evaluation indicators, are sequenced as nursing manpower management, return to profession, policy and regulation, contribution affi rmation, and work simplifi cation. According to the results, suggestions are eventually proposed, expecting to reinforce the construction of nurses, comprehensively enhance clinical nursing service.