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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1448839

Association between nurse turnover and missed nursing care in acute care hospitals in South Korea

Provisionally accepted
Sung-Heui Bae Sung-Heui Bae *
  • Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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    Objectives: High nurse turnover during nursing shortages can contribute to missed nursing care. This study investigated the prevalence of missed nursing care and how nurse turnover affects missed nursing care. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted to collect data from a convenience sample of nurses working in general hospitals in South Korea. Six-month turnover rates (0%, 1–14%, 15–22%, and 23–50%) and 24 missed nursing care activities were measured. A multivariate regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between nurse turnover and missed nursing care, after controlling for nurse and work-related characteristics. Results: The final sample was 264 nurses. The mean six-month turnover rate was 15.49%. Seven activities (turning patient every 2 hours, attending interdisciplinary care conference, ambulation, patient bathing/skin care, emotional support, mouth care, full documentation) had a missed care prevalence of 30% or higher. Nurses in units with moderate turnover rates (15% and 23%) reported more missed nursing care than those in units with zero turnover. Conclusions: Nurse turnover increases missed nursing care, highlighting the adverse effects of nurse turnover on care processes. Consequently, hospitals and governments should implement policy changes and strategies to prevent nurse turnover.

    Keywords: 글꼴: (영어) Times New Roman, 12 pt Nurse turnover, Missed nursing care, Administration, acute hospitals, Evaluation, qQuantitative study

    Received: 14 Jun 2024; Accepted: 28 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Bae. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Sung-Heui Bae, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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