Nurses with Low Willingness to Stay in New Hospital District and Need More Social Support: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Objective: To investigate the social support, work stress and retention intention of nurses in newly built hospital districts and to explore their correlation. Methods: Convenience sampling, general information questionnaire, social support rating scale, nurses’ work stressor scale, and nurses’ willingness to stay in the job questionnaire were used to investigate 134 nurses in newly built hospital districts. Results: The total score of willingness to stay (19.12±4.29), social support was significantly positively correlated with willingness to stay (R=0.354, P<0.01), and work stress was significantly negatively correlated with willingness to stay (R=-0.63, P<0.01). Conclusions: Nursing managers should take appropriate measures to improve social support for nurses, reduce nurses’ work pressure, and then enhance nurses’ willingness to stay in their jobs and stabilize the nursing team.