An exploration into the levels of Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention for Nurses currently working in Ireland and during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kenny, Emma (2022) An exploration into the levels of Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention for Nurses currently working in Ireland and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to uncover the reasons for such high levels of job dissatisfaction and turnover intention with nursing staff in Ireland. The healthcare industry is known to be notorious for high levels of stress-induced labour and employee turnover, especially in terms of the nursing staff, and the situation in Ireland has been particularly inadequate for almost a decade. It has become an increasingly worrying issue for the industry and for the country of Ireland, and has gained the attention of multiple researchers, Human Resource Management and healthcare organisations all searching for a solution to alleviate the problem.

The key objectives are to determine the level of stress that these nurses encounter and the reasons behind it. This involves investigating any possible reasons for an employee to leave their role in nursing due to high levels of job dissatisfaction and stress. The last objective is to evaluate the current views from an employee satisfaction level from nurses working in the healthcare industry now and have also worked as a nurse since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Ireland in March 2020. If these employees are intending to leave their nursing roles, the goal is to get recommendations from these staff members on staff morale could be improved to reduce a person’s intention to leave or job dissatisfaction levels.

This study gathers secondary research to identify the main aspects found in previous research such as poor relationships with management and a serious shortage of nursing staff which affect job satisfaction levels, along with previous actions taken to reduce the issues. A survey was created to gather primary research on the subject area which was sampled on current nursing staff who have worked in the Irish healthcare industry throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The research concludes by outlining the study’s contribution to existing literature. Recommendations are made for Human Resource Management, along with further suggestions for any future research regarding this topic area.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing R Medicine > Healthcare Industry D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Quality of Work Life / Job Satisfaction H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Staff Turnover
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Clara Chan
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2022 15:28
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2022 15:28
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/5880

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