Table 5 |
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Intention to leave the nursing profession, presented as the percentage of newly qualified nurses who have had such intentions during their first year after graduation, in the three cohorts. |
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Total (%) |
Sex (%) |
X2(p) |
Age (%) |
X2(p) |
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Male |
Female |
≤29 |
30 - 39 |
≥40 |
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Often think about leaving the profession (%) |
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EX2002 |
10.1 |
13.2 |
9.8 |
1.2(n.s) |
14.8 |
7.5 |
4.0 |
22.7(.001) |
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EX2004 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
0.1(n.s) |
11.8 |
8.9 |
4.0 |
12.3(.002) |
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EX2006 |
19.0 |
23.2 |
18.5 |
1.5(n.s) |
24.5 |
13.5 |
13.1 |
21.8(.001) |
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Actively applying for positions outside the profession (%) |
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EX2002 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.6(n.s) |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.9(n.s) |
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EX2004 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.0(n.s) |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
6.1(.047) |
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EX2006 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
0.8(n.s) |
3.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.3(n.s) |
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Have a strong desire to leave the profession immediately (%) |
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EX2002 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
0.18(n.s) |
2.5 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.0(n.s) |
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EX2004 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.1(n.s) |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.0(n.s) |
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EX2006 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
0.9(n.s) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.1(n.s) |
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Rudman et al. Human Resources for Health 2010 8:10 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-8-10 |
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