Ourega-Zoé Ejebu , Julia Philippou , Joanne Turnbull , Anne Marie Rafferty , William Palmer , Jane Prichard , Iain Atherton , Michelle Jamieson , Lucina Rolewicz , Matthew Williams , Jane Ball
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Knowing what matters most to nurses at different career stages would help employers and policy-makers who want to enhance nurse retention to design tailored strategies.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To review and synthesise findings from recently published literature on the push-pull factors influencing nurses' decisions at the micro level, to enter and stay (or leave) at key career stages (i.e. pre-career, training, early-, mid- and late-career, and return to practice).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We undertook a set of structured searches of the literature and a narrative synthesis to explore factors that motivate individuals to enter the nursing profession and the push-pull factors influencing nurse retention at different career stages. Electronic databases CINAHL, Medline, Scopus and Embase were searched in December 2022 (and updated in November 2023) for English language publications. Additional health workforce sources, such as King's Fund and Nuffield Trust, were also searched.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>227 articles met the criteria for inclusion in the narrative review. Some push-pull factors were common to nurses across all career stages, including workplace support, flexible schedule patterns, opportunities for career advancement, fair treatment and salaries. In contrast, some challenges and push-pull factors were unique to each career stage. Students experienced difficulty in adjusting and balancing education and life; early-career nurses experienced transition shocks; mid-career nurses were frustrated by the lack of career advancement; late-career nurses desired more recognition; nurses returning to practice were discouraged by their lack of confidence and the cost of return-to-practice courses.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Our findings reinforce the view that factors influencing nurses' choices about whether to enter, continue or leave nursing jobs are multi-factorial and multi-dimensional. 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Coming and going: A narrative review exploring the push-pull factors during nurses' careers
Background
Shortages of nurses are one of the biggest challenges healthcare systems face around the world. Given the wide range of contexts and individuals working in nursing, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ retention strategy is unlikely to be effective. Knowing what matters most to nurses at different career stages would help employers and policy-makers who want to enhance nurse retention to design tailored strategies.
Objective
To review and synthesise findings from recently published literature on the push-pull factors influencing nurses' decisions at the micro level, to enter and stay (or leave) at key career stages (i.e. pre-career, training, early-, mid- and late-career, and return to practice).
Methods
We undertook a set of structured searches of the literature and a narrative synthesis to explore factors that motivate individuals to enter the nursing profession and the push-pull factors influencing nurse retention at different career stages. Electronic databases CINAHL, Medline, Scopus and Embase were searched in December 2022 (and updated in November 2023) for English language publications. Additional health workforce sources, such as King's Fund and Nuffield Trust, were also searched.
Results
227 articles met the criteria for inclusion in the narrative review. Some push-pull factors were common to nurses across all career stages, including workplace support, flexible schedule patterns, opportunities for career advancement, fair treatment and salaries. In contrast, some challenges and push-pull factors were unique to each career stage. Students experienced difficulty in adjusting and balancing education and life; early-career nurses experienced transition shocks; mid-career nurses were frustrated by the lack of career advancement; late-career nurses desired more recognition; nurses returning to practice were discouraged by their lack of confidence and the cost of return-to-practice courses.
Conclusion
Our findings reinforce the view that factors influencing nurses' choices about whether to enter, continue or leave nursing jobs are multi-factorial and multi-dimensional. Policy and employment practices should be informed by research that has a more nuanced insight into what matters most to whom and at what career stage.
Tweetable abstract
Nuanced insight into motivations is needed to attract and retain a mix of nurse throughout their careers @ZEjebu @julia_philippou @JaneEball.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is a highly respected journal that has been publishing original peer-reviewed articles since 1963. It provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy, and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery, and other health related professions. The journal aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard. The IJNS is indexed in major databases including PubMed, Medline, Thomson Reuters - Science Citation Index, Scopus, Thomson Reuters - Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL, and the BNI (British Nursing Index).