Intention to Stay in Nursing Profession and Its Predictors among Nurses Working in Jimma Zone Public Hospitals, South West Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Hospitals are facing difficulties to providing a consistent level of quality nursing care in a fast-changing health environment due to the shortage of experienced nurses which is a critical global issue. A number of nurses were quitting their profession to continue career in another profession in clinical and non-clinical fields. Factors that cause these problems were not investigated in Ethiopia yet. This study aims to assess the level of intention to stay in the nursing profession and its predictors among nurses working in Jimma Zone public Hospitals.