Workplace justice and intention to leave the nursing profession

Background:Poor psychosocial work environments are considered critical factors of nurses’ intention to leave their profession. Workplace injustice has been proven to increase the incidence of psychiatric morbidity among workers. However, few studies have directly investigated the effect of workplace justice on nurses’ intention to leave their profession and the population attributable risk among nurses.Objective:This study identified factors associated with workplace justice and nurses’ intention to leave the profession.Method:A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Approximately 10% of all secondary referral centers in Taiwan were stratified and randomly sampled. Multiple logistic regression and population attributable risks were preformed to assess the effect of workplace justice on nurses’ intention to leave the nursing profession.Ethical considerations:This study was approved by the Research and Ethical Committee of National Taiwan University Hospital...