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The relationship between job satisfaction and intention to leave current employment among registered nurses in a teaching hospital

Ramoo V, Abdullah KL, Piaw CY

J Clin Nurs, 2013 Nov;22(21-22):3141-52.
PMID: 24118518 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12260

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess Malaysian nurses' perceived job satisfaction and to determine whether any association exists between job satisfaction and intention to leave current employment.
BACKGROUND: There is currently a shortage of qualified nurses, and healthcare organisations often face challenges in retaining trained nurses. Job satisfaction has been identified as a factor that influences nurse turnover. However, this has not been widely explored in Malaysia.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.
METHODS: Registered nurses in a teaching hospital in Malaysia completed a self-administered questionnaire. Of the 150 questionnaires distributed, 141 were returned (response rate = 94%).
RESULTS: Overall, nurses had a moderate level of job satisfaction, with higher satisfaction for motivational factors. Significant effects were observed between job satisfaction and demographic variables. About 40% of the nurses intended to leave their current employment. Furthermore, age, work experience and nursing education had significant associations with intention to leave. Logistic regression analysis revealed that job satisfaction was a significant and independent predictor of nurses' intention to leave after controlling for demographic variables.
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there is a significant association between job satisfaction and nurses' intention to leave their current employment. It adds to the existing literature on the relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and intention to leave.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Methods for enhancing nurses' job satisfaction are vital to promote the long-term retention of nurses within organisations. Attention must be paid to the needs of younger nurses, as they represent the majority of the nursing workforce and often have lower satisfaction and greater intention to leave than older nurses do. Strategies to nurture younger nurses, such as providing opportunities for further education, greater management decision-making capabilities and flexible working environment, are essential.
KEYWORDS: Malaysian nurses; intention to leave; job satisfaction; nursing; teaching hospital; turnover
Soil chemistry and pollution study of a closed landfill site at Ampar Tenang, Selangor, Malaysia

Mohd Adnan SN, Yusoff S, Piaw CY

Waste Manag Res, 2013 Jun;31(6):599-612.
PMID: 23528999 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X13482031

A total of 20 landfills are located in State of Selangor, Malaysia. This includes the Ampar Tenang landfill site, which was closed on 26 January 2010. It was reported that the landfill has been upgraded to a level I type of sanitary classification. However, the dumpsite area is not being covered according to the classification. In addition, municipal solid waste was dumped directly on top of the unlined natural alluvium formation. This does not only contaminate surface and subsurface soils, but also initiates the potential risk of groundwater pollution. Based on previous studies, the Ampar Tenang soil has been proven to no longer be capable of preventing pollution migration. In this study, metal concentrations of soil samples up to 30 m depth were analyzed based on statistical analysis. It is very significant because research of this type has not been carried out before. The subsurface soils were significantly polluted by arsenic (As), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and aluminium (Al). As and Pb exceeded the safe limit values of 5.90 mg/kg and 31.00 mg/kg, respectively, based on Provincial Sediment Quality Guidelines for Metals and the Interim Sediment Quality Values. Furthermore, only Cu concentrations showed a significantly decreasing trend with increasing depth. Most metals were found on clay-type soils based on the cluster analysis method. Moreover, the analysis also differentiates two clusters: cluster I-Pb, As, zinc, Cu, manganese, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and Fe; cluster II-Al. Different clustering may suggest a different contamination source of metals.
Fulltext Moderating Effect of Demographic Characteristics on the Relationship between Work Life Quality and Turnover Intention: A Cross-Sectional Study

Al Zamel LG, Abdullah KL, Chan CM, Piaw CY

Florence Nightingale J Nurs, 2021 Jun;29(2):203-211.
PMID: 34263239 DOI: 10.5152/FNJN.2021.20069

AIM: This study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of demographic variables (sex, age, marital status, years of experience, level of education, and income) on the relationship between quality of work life and turnover intention in Malaysian nurses.
METHOD: A descriptive, and cross-sectional design using Brook's quality of nursing work life questionnaire (self-reported) and Porter's anticipated turnover scale was implemented to collect data from 430 randomly selected Malaysian nurses in a teaching hospital's medical, surgical, and special units. The data were analyzed using the structural equation model smart partial least squares and Statistical Package for Social Sciences software services.
RESULTS: The nurses had a moderate level of quality of work life and high level of turnover intention. Sex, number of children, and work wards/units had a moderating effect on turnover intention, after its interaction with quality of work life (p < .05).
CONCLUSION: The study findings highlighted the factors having a moderating effect on turnover intention after its interaction with quality of work life . This knowledge is beneficial for providing guidance to nursing leaders or healthcare departments in hospitals to improve nurses' quality of work life and decrease their turnover intention. Addressing and understanding the demands and needs of nurses in the work environment and the family structure within a quality of work life could affect nurse's retention, leading to a decrease in their turnover intention.
Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Al Maghaireh DF, Abdullah KL, Chan CM, Piaw CY, Al Kawafha MM

J Clin Nurs, 2016 Oct;25(19-20):2745-2756.
PMID: 27256250 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13259

To determine the feasibility and utility of a thematic analysis approach to synthesising qualitative evidence about parental experiences in the neonatal intensive care unit.