A systematic review of registered nurse turnover and retention in the United States

Research Topic Trends on Turnover Intention among Korean Registered Nurses: An Analysis Using Topic Modeling

“…The word that mediated between the topics “job stress” and “emotional labor” was found to be “role”. “Emotional labor” was not discovered in studies aimed at nurses in other countries [ 11 , 19 ], but it was derived in studies focusing on the turnover intention of Korean nurses, which may be attributed to sociocultural differences [ 10 , 20 ]. The inclusion of “burnout” as a reason for nurse turnover in the US over the past decade yielded similar results, although being distinct from this study’s major topics, “emotional labor” and “workplace bullying [ 11 ].…”

“…“Organizational commitment”, “professionalism”, “support”, and “management” are keywords connected to these three subjects that can reduce turnover intentions and be attained through efficient managerial leadership. Although “leadership” was not a keyword for this study, other research has shown that leadership is an important element in lowering turnover intention [ 10 , 11 , 19 , 21 ]. Leadership is essential not only at the ward and organizational levels but also in national positions as it can influence nursing policy decisions.…”

“…Based on the previous study, research papers published from January 2010 to June 2021 were collected to identify research topic trends over the past decade [ 11 ]. Research papers published from January 2010 to June 2021 were collected to identify research topic trends over the past decade.…”

“…They classified the factors using an ecosystemic perspective at the levels of the individual, family, occupation, ward, hospital, and system (society). Woodward and Willgerodt [ 11 ] also conducted a systematic review of 34 studies published from 2010 to 2020, on nurse turnover and employment in the United States, classifying the related factors as individual-level, unit-level, and organizational-level. Both studies showed that previous research had mostly looked at issues at the individual and ward levels, with little focus on hospital and system levels.…”

“…In addition, multi-level approaches at individual, unit, organization, and nation levels should be considered. Studies on nurse turnover intention conducted so far have been focused on identifying the phenomenon, such as investigating the influencing factors and classifying the factors through systematic research [ 10 , 11 ]. These research methods have some limitations in analyzing and gaining insights on this topic in an integrated manner.…”