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SynthesisJournal of advanced nursing2025

Addressing Nursing Resignation: Insights From Qualitative Studies on Nurses Leaving Healthcare Organisations and the Profession.

Lara Lessi, Ilaria de Barbieri, Matteo Danielis

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Synthesis in Journal of advanced nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 authors.

Lara LessiSurgical Department, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy.
Ilaria de BarbieriLaboratory of Studies and Evidence Based Nursing, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Matteo DanielisLaboratory of Studies and Evidence Based Nursing, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study is to explore the experiences of nurses who resigned from healthcare organisations or abandoned the profession and explore the reasons behind them.

designA systematic review of qualitative studies and meta-summary. DATA SOURCES: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), Social Science Citation Index (Web of Science), and Scopus.

methodsThe search was conducted up to May 2024. Primary qualitative studies focused on nurses who had resigned or left the profession were included. The meta-summary was conducted using method: findings were extracted from the reports, edited, grouped, abstracted into key meta-findings, and finally, their frequency effect sizes were calculated.

resultsA total of 282 findings were extracted from 12 studies, generating 49 statements of findings that were aggregated into nine key meta-findings. Poor management practices presented a frequency effect size of 100%. Other key meta-findings included excessive workload, teamwork hurdles, health issues related to work shifts and difficulty in maintaining work-life balance, a lack of career growth opportunities and promotion chances, disillusionment with nursing, dissatisfaction due to salary, bullying and horizontal violence, and moral distress over ethical dilemmas.

conclusionThe findings can help support the development of targeted strategies and the implementation of effective policies aimed at reducing nursing turnover. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION: The major impact of these findings is the recognition of rising factors that negatively affect nurses' quality of life, including workload pressures and poor management strategies, which significantly lower job satisfaction. To address these challenges, the profession should prioritise tools that value nurses in their roles, implement strategies to manage workloads more effectively and advocate for policies promoting flexible scheduling. Additionally, investing in professional development and fostering a supportive work environment can help retain skilled nurses and nurture the growth of new talent. REPORTING

methodPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.

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Job SatisfactionPersonnel TurnoverAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchmeta‐summarynursesnurse shortagequalitative synthesisresignationsystematic reviewturnover

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PMID39422194
PMCPMC11967294

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