Table 3.
Intentions to work as a nurse in the future : SEM and logistic regression models
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Surveyed at: | 6 months | 6 months | 18 months |
| Likelihood of nursing at: | 18 months | 3 years | 3 years |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Structural Equation Model | (n = 2238) | (n = 2239) | (n = 1860) |
| 6 months: | |||
| JS – Factor 1 | 1.11 (0.59 – 2.12) | 1.58 (0.99 – 2.53) | |
| JS – Factor 2 | 1.20 (0.70 – 2.05) | 0.96 (0.65 – 1.44) | |
| 18 months: | |||
| JS – Factor 1 | 0.89 (0.52 – 1.54) | ||
| JS – Factor 2 | 1.54 (0.97 – 2.44) | ||
| At qualification: | |||
| LN at 18 months | 7.85 (4.90 – 12.60)c | ||
| LN at 3 years | 4.44 (3.22 – 6.11)c | 2.99 (2.02 – 4.41)c | |
| At 6 months: | |||
| LN at 3 years | 5.11 (3.53 – 7.41)c | ||
| Nursing at: | |||
| 6 months | 3.88 (2.20 – 6.87)c | 2.88 (1.72 – 4.81)c | |
| 18 months | 4.71 (3.12 – 7.10)c | ||
| Logistic regression | (n = 2045) | (n = 2045) | (n = 1553) |
| JS 6 months/18 months | |||
| Factor 1 (X2, p) 5df | (10.624, .059) | (15.102, .010)a | (2.650, .75) |
| Care | 0.94 (0.72 – 1.23) | 1.00 (0.82 – 1.21) | 0.86 (0.65 – 1.14) |
| Staffing | 0.79 (0.62 – 1.00)a | 0.92 (0.78 – 1.09) | 1.06 (0.84 – 1.33) |
| W-L Balance | 1.20 (0.92 – 1.55) | 1.18 (0.97 – 1.42) | 1.15 (0.89 – 1.49) |
| Resources | 1.31 (0.91 – 1.40) | 1.13 (0.97 – 1.32) | 0.96 (0.77 – 1.19) |
| Pay | 1.21 (1.01 – 1.45)a | 1.18 (1.03 – 1.35)a | 1.01 (0.84 – 1.21) |
| Factor 2 (X2, p) 3df | (4.343, .23) | (0.671, .88) | (7.010, .072) |
| Development | 1.16 (0.87 – 1.55) | 1.00 (0.81 – 1.24) | 1.22 (0.92 – 1.64) |
| Relationships | 1.18 (0.87 – 1.60) | 1.09 (0.87 – 1.37) | 1.00 (0.74 – 1.37) |
| Education | 0.86 (0.72 – 1.04) | 1.00 (0.87 – 1.14) | 1.15 (0.96 – 1.39) |
a < .05; b < .01; c < .001
JS = Job satisfaction; LN = Likelihood of nursing