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Factors that contribute to turnover and retention amongst emergency department nurses: a scoping review

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McIntyre, Nicholas, Crilly, Julia, Elder, Elizabeth·2024·International Emergency Nursing

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Background Internationally, the emergency nursing workforce shortage is of critical concern.Aim To synthesise the evidence and assess the scope of literature regarding factors that contribute to turnover and retention amongst emergency nurses.Method A scoping review using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach was undertaken. Fivedatabases (Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Business Source Complete) were searched for papers published in English between January 2011 and June 2023 where the population was nurses, context was the emergency department, and the concept was turnover or retention. A quality appraisal was performed on included studies.Results A total of 31 articles met the inclusion criteria. Twenty-six studies focussed on turnover and five studies focussed on retention. Factors that contribute to ED nursing turnover included workplace violence, personal aspects (e.g., burnout or depression), organisational characteristics, and environmental/ job characteristics. Factors that contributed to ED nursing retention included mentoring programs, the advancement in nursing skills, and the transition to practice speciality (emergency) programs.Conclusions A large body of literature exists regarding ED nurses' reasons for leaving their area of practice, yet limited evidence exist on retention. Research exploring factors that promote retention of emergency nurses that leads to subsequent stability and growth in the emergency nursing workforce is needed.

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Authors
McIntyre, N., Crilly, J., & Elder, E.
Affiliations
Griffith University (AU)
Corresponding author
McIntyre, Nicholas
Venue
International Emergency Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-06
Volume
74
Pages
101437
ISSN
1755-599X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4394018778
Cited by
31
References
78
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 2
FWCI
2.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • International Emergency Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
Keywords
emergency department nurses, nurse turnover, nurse retention, workplace violence, burnout, depression, mentoring programs, transition to practice, nursing skills development, job characteristics, organizational characteristics
MeSH terms
Burnout, Professional, Emergency Service, Hospital, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Nurses, Personnel Turnover, Emergency Nursing

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