How initial career choice motives influence nurse turnover decisions

Key Points

• To explore how initial career choice motives affect long-term nursing career outcomes, particularly turnover decisions.
• Analyzed pre-entry career motivations among nursing professionals.
• Examined the relationship between these motivations and turnover rates over time.
• Utilized qualitative and quantitative analyses to assess outcomes.
• Identified specific career motives significantly correlate with lower turnover rates.
• Found that intrinsic motivations lead to higher job satisfaction.
• Demonstrated that extrinsic factors may lead to increased turnover.

Abstract