Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

Hospital Nurses Association (병원간호사회)
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Relationships between Meaning of Work, Organizational Commitment, Professional Self-image, and Retention Intention among New Nurses

신규간호사의 일의 의미, 조직몰입, 전문직 자기이미지 및 재직의도 간의 관계

  • Kim, Mi Young (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Seo, Hyung Eun (Department of Nursing Science, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Lee, Jihae (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Park, Jin Hwa (College of Nursing, Daegu Catholic University)
  • 김미영 (이화여자대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 서형은 (가톨릭관동대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이지애 (이화여자대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 박진화 (대구가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2021.12.21
  • Accepted : 2022.02.24
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the relationships among new nurses' meaning of work, organizational commitment, professional self-image, and retention intention through path analysis. Methods: The participants were 872 nurses with less than a year of clinical experience working at general or tertiary hospitals over 500 beds in Korea. The data were collected using structured questionnaires from May 15, 2021 to June 28, 2021, and analysis was conducted using SPSS/WIN 22.0 and AMOS 21.0 programs. Results: Retention intention was explained by meaning of work, organizational commitment, and professional self-image, its explanatory power was 46.5%. The mediating effect of professional self-image was found on the relationship between meaning of work and retention intention. Conclusion: To encourage the retention intention among new nurses, an environment where new nurses can set a high value on the meaning of work and sense of accomplishment should be created, and a strategy to improve organizational commitment and professional self-image should be established.

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본 연구는 2020년 병원간호사회에서 연구비를 지원받아 진행한 연구임.

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