To propose a theoretical model and apply it to examine the structural relationships among nurse characteristics, leadership characteristics, safety climate, emotional labour and intention to stay for hospital nurses. The findings provide practical implications for health care organisations and administrators to increase nurses’ intent to stay. Strategies including a safer climate, appropriate working hours and lower emotional labour can directly increase nurses’ intent to stay. Transformational leadership did not directly influence nurses’ intention to stay; however, it reduced emotional labour, thereby increasing intention to stay.
Nurse Characteristics, Leadership, Safety Climate, Emotional Labour and Intention to Stay for Nurses: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach. (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)