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Factors influencing the intent to return to practice (work) of inactive RNs

유휴간호사 재취업 의향에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Hwang, Nami (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) ;
  • Jang, Insun (Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University) ;
  • Park, Eunjun (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2016.04.16
  • Accepted : 2016.05.17
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting the intent of re-employment of inactive registered nurses. This study presents a secondary analysis of data collected in 'Nurse Turnover On-line Survey' by Korean Nurses Association and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2014. The analysis shows that 70.9% of inactive RNs has an intent to return to practice, and most of them preferred 'flexible working options' (47.8%) or 'fixed day shifts' (43.3%) as a work pattern. Main reasons for resigning from their last job have been found to be 'high work intensity' (18.8%) and 'difficulties of night shifts' (16.7%). Inactive married RNs who have working histories in a general hospital or a long-term care hospital or have preferences for traditional shift works showed a stronger intent to return to practice than their reference group. Our study shows that, for inactive RNs to return to practice, it is recommendable to adopt various non-traditional working patterns, to make a staffing distribution considering the labor intensity and to develop education programs designed to increase RNs' professional satisfaction.

본 연구는 유휴간호사의 재취업 의향에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하고자 실시하였다. 2013년 대한간호협회와 한국보건사회연구원에서 실시한 '병원간호사 이직(사직)에 대한 조사' 연구를 위한 설문조사 자료 중 최종 381명의 자료를 활용한 이차자료 분석 연구이다. 재취업 의향이 있는 경우는 70.9%로 나타났고, 이들 중 선호하는 근무형태로는 시간선택제 47.8%, 낮번전담제 43.3%, 3교대제 6.3% 이었다. 대상자의 사직의 주된 이유는 '노동 강도가 높아서' (18.8%), '밤근무가 힘들어서' (16.7%), '임금 수준이 낮아서' (15.9%), '출산 및 육아 보육' (15.9%), '직장내 인간관계의 어려움' (11.1%)이었다. 재취업 의향에 유의한 영향을 미치는 요인은 기혼, 최종 근무직장이 종합병원 또는 요양병원인 경우, 선호하는 근무형태가 3교대제인 경우가 각 기준집단에 비해 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 '간호직무 자체에 대한 불만족'의 사직이유인 경우로 나타났다. 이에 재취업을 활성화하기 위해 다양한 형태의 근무방식 적용과 노동강도를 고려한 인력 배치와 간호전문직 사명감을 높일 수 있는 교육 프로그램을 제안한다.

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