Nurse managers (NMs) play a vital role in practice environments and nurse, patient,
and organizational outcomes. The role of the NM is demanding and within the past 5
years intention to leave and turnover has greatly increased. There have been inconsistent
measures of reasons for leaving making it challenging to understand why managers are
leaving and how to accurately address these reasons. This article details an ordinal
measure of reasons for leaving from a 2017 research study, and discusses implications
in relation to the current context and how the NM role should be reframed for the
future.
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Biography
Martha L. Grubaugh, PhD, RN, NE-BC, is executive director, Versant Center for the Advancement of Nursing®, Las Vegas, Nevada; Research completed (when): Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. She can be reached at [email protected] Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FAAN, Nurse Scientist, Press Ganey; Research completed (when): Professor and Director, Graduate Nursing Leadership Programs, University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando Florida. Lindsey Marie Tarasenko, PhD, RN, Nurse Scientist, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado.
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Published online: January 31, 2023
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Note: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. However, we would like to acknowledge the American Organization for Nursing Leadership™ Foundation and the Versant Center for the Advancement of Nursing for their funding support of the original research study. Additionally, The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) data were supplied by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. Press Ganey Associates, Inc. specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions. Primary author and researcher was not employed with the Versant Center for the Advancement of Nursing during the time of the grant or any of the related research.
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