Dear Sonya,,I think you may need to find the statistics for nurses turnover in the country where you are doing your study, as these numbers are not the same across countries. The best place is to check with the regulatory body in your country..it could be the Ministry of Health, or Nursing council..etc.

But worldwide, the research has covered this topic extensively, especially in nursing administration research,,and studies that talk about nurses satisfaction with their work.

Hello Sonya

These have some data; I don't know if it is what you want:

Kovner, C. T., Brewer, C. S., Fatehi, F., & Jun, J. (2014). What does nurse turnover rate mean and what is the rate?. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 15(3-4), 64-71.

http://ppn.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/08/22/1527154414547953.full.pdf+html?ijkey=VqGc.z6Pi0D/.&keytype=ref&siteid=spppn

The above is from this site, but there may be more worth looking at:

http://rnworkproject.org/?s=nurse+turnover

These are papers from ResearchGate:

Palmer, S. P. (2014). Nurse retention and satisfaction in Ecuador: implications for nursing administration. Journal of nursing management, 22(1), 89-96.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235748966_Nurse_retention_and_satisfaction_in_Ecuador_Implications_for_nursing_administration

Mrayyan, M. T. (2005). Nurse job satisfaction and retention: comparing public to private hospitals in Jordan. Journal of nursing management, 13(1), 40-50.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8117449_Nurse_job_satisfaction_and_retention_Comparing_public_to_private_hospitals_in_Jordan

Very best wishes for your dissertation,

Mary

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