WORKPLACE RETENTION FRAMEWORKS FOR NURSING IN LONG-TERM CARE: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
2024

Workplace Retention Frameworks for Nursing in Long-Term Care

Sample size: 17 publication

Author Information

Author(s): Sun Winnie, Martignetti Lucas, Calver Jen

Primary Institution: Ontario Tech University

Hypothesis

This integrative review aims to synthesize existing literature on long-term care staff retention to develop a comprehensive framework for addressing staffing issues.

Conclusion

The study's results will help guide future research to create a workforce retention framework for the long-term care sector.

Supporting Evidence

  • A total of 1196 articles were retrieved, with 1086 screened and 17 included in the final sample.
  • Identified models include Huber’s Structural Model and the Dual-Driver Model.
  • The retention framework focuses on five group factors: organizational and personal characteristics, leadership/management, social systems, and labor market conditions.

Takeaway

This study looks at how to keep nurses and support workers in long-term care jobs by reviewing what has been written about it before.

Methodology

The review used Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative review methodology and thematic analysis to assess literature on retention frameworks.

Limitations

The review excluded articles focused on recruitment rather than retention and those involving non-facility based long-term care.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.3932

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