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The importance of supervisor-nurse relationships, teamwork, wellbeing, affective commitment and retention of North American nurses
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The importance of supervisor-nurse relationships, teamwork, wellbeing, affective commitment and retention of North American nurses

Yvonne Brunetto, A Shriberg, Rodney Farr-Wharton, S Newman, J Dienger and K Shacklock
Proceedings of the 16th International Research Society for Public Management Conference, pp.1-25
International Research Society for Public Management Conference: Contradictions in Public Management: Managing in volatile times, 16th (Rome, Italy, 11-Apr-2012–13-Apr-2012)
International Research Society for Public Management
2012
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Abstract

Business and Management supervisor-subordinate relationship nurse engagement nurse retention
US nurses make up the biggest workforce of any country in the world. However, nurses continue to be in short supply even with an aggressive campaign to attract foreign nurses. This paper examines the relationship between supervisor-nurse relationships, teamwork, psychological wellbeing and turnover intentions for US nurses using a cross-sectional design. The findings indicate that supervisor-nurse relationships, teamwork and wellbeing explain almost half of nurses' commitment to their hospital as well explaining almost half of their intention to leave. Additionally, nurses' are only somewhat satisfied with workplace relationships, perceive that they have only some level of wellbeing in the workplace and are barely somewhat committed to their hospital although nurses' somewhat disagree that they intend to leave. These findings suggest that management has to focus on improving the quality of workplace relationship as a first step in retaining skilled nurses.

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