Table 2 Measures of reasons to quit
From: Competitive employer positioning through career path analysis: the case of the Swiss nursing sector
| Latent construct name | Item name (binary scale: 0 = no; 1 = yes) | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| Non-nursing tasks avoidance | Non-nursing tasks avoidance (RQ1) | I had to do too many non-nursing tasks (for example, picking up the food plateaus) |
| Work hours | Work hours (RQ2) | My working hours were too inconvenient |
| Care quality | Care quality (RQ3) | I had the impression that the quality of the care and/or the patient safety were insufficient |
| Exhaustion (KR-20 = .70) | Stress (RQ4) | The work was too stressful, too much physical and/or mental stress |
| Professional exhaustion (RQ24) | I was in a state of professional exhaustion | |
| Health problems (RQ25) | I had a health problem | |
| Violence | Violence (RQ5) | There was increased verbal or physical violence from patients/relatives to nurses |
| Wish for change (KR-20 = .50) | Interest in other profession (RQ6) | I was interested in another profession |
| Professional development wish (RQ7) | I wanted to professionally develop | |
| Education wish (RQ27) | I wanted to do an education / a training | |
| Skill-use opportunity | Skill-use opportunity (RQ8) | I was not able to use my nursing education and specific skills |
| Self-actualisation (KR-20 = .67) | Autonomy (RQ9) | I could hardly work independently |
| Participation (RQ10) | I had very little opportunity to decide (about the patient care, the department, the company) | |
| Mobbing | Mobbing (RQ11) | I was bullied at the workplace |
| Interesting job offer | Interesting job offer (RQ12) | I got an interesting job offer |
| Advancement (KR-20 = .64) | Training opportunities (RQ13) | I could hardly benefit from further training opportunities |
| Career opportunities (RQ14) | I did not have enough career opportunities | |
| Team (KR-20 = .79) | Team mood (RQ15) | The team mood was bad |
| Team cooperation (RQ16) | The cooperation in the team was unsatisfying | |
| Superiors (KR-20 = .78) | Superiors' support (RQ17) | I did not get enough support from my superiors |
| Recognition (RQ18) | My work has not been sufficiently recognised | |
| Organisational commitment | Organisational commitment (RQ19) | At that time, I had no sense of belonging to this organisation |
| Professional identification | Professional identification (RQ20) | At that time, I was only slightly identified with the nursing profession |
| Work–life balance (KR-20 = .67) | Work–life balance (RQ21) | I wanted more time for my private life (for example family, travel …) |
| Taking care of children (RQ22) | I wanted to look after my children | |
| Moving to a new house | Moving to a new house (RQ23) | I moved houses |
| Salary | Salary (RQ26) | The compensation and/or social benefits were unsatisfying |