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Organizational Climate And Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Intention To Leave, Patricia W. Stone, Elaine L. Larson, Cathy Mooney-Kane, Janice Smolowitz, Susan X. Lin, Andrew W. Dick
Organizational Climate And Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Intention To Leave, Patricia W. Stone, Elaine L. Larson, Cathy Mooney-Kane, Janice Smolowitz, Susan X. Lin, Andrew W. Dick
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The purposes of this study were to a) estimate the incidence of intensive care units nurses' intention to leave due to working conditions; and b) identify factors predicting this phenomenon. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: Hospitals and critical care units. Subjects: Registered nurses (RNs) employed in adult intensive care units. Interventions: Organizational climate, nurse demographics, intention to leave, and reason for intending to leave were collected using a self-report survey. Measurements and Main Results: Nurses were categorized into two groups: a) those intending to leave due to working conditions; and b) others (e.g., those not leaving or retirees). The measure of …