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ArticleNursing open2023

Draining the specialized nursing brains, the emigration paradigm of Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

Collins A Poku, Abena K Abebrese, Catherine K Dwumfour, Agnes Okraku, Dorcas Acquah, Victoria Bam

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Article in Nursing open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Collins A PokuDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-5065-3048
Abena K AbebreseDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Catherine K DwumfourDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Agnes OkrakuDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Dorcas AcquahDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Victoria BamDepartment of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2780-7579
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe study aimed to determine the emigration intentions of specialist nurses (SNs) and ascertain the influencing factors, implications and mitigating factors in Ghana.

designA cross-sectional study.

methodsThe sample was composed of 225 participants conveniently selected from a tertiary facility in Ghana. A turnover intention scale and the researchers' developed questionnaire were used to collect the data between June 1 and September 30, 2021. Data were analysed through descriptive statistics and linear regression.

resultsThe composite mean score for specialist nurses' intention to migrate was high (mean = 3.43); and the push factors accounted for the intentions explaining 48.6% of the variation (R

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NursesNursing Staff, HospitalCross-Sectional StudiesEmigration and ImmigrationGhanaHumansJob Satisfactionbrain drainemigration paradigmspecialist nursessub-Saharan Africa

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PMID36815597
PMCPMC10170952
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