Table 4.
Working as a nurse : SEM and logistic regression models
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Nursing at: | 18 months | 3 years |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Structural Equation Model | (n = 2136) | (n = 1780) |
| 6 months: | ||
| JS – Factor 1 | 0.70 (0.39 – 1.28) | |
| JS – Factor 2 | 1.45 (0.88 – 2.39) | |
| 18 months: | ||
| JS – Factor 1 | 0.67 (0.39 – 1.17) | |
| JS – Factor 2 | 1.45 (0.91 – 2.30) | |
| At qualification: | ||
| LN at 6 months | ||
| LN at 18 months | 2.49 (1.38 – 4.57)b | |
| LN at 3 years | 1.51 (0.94 – 2.41) | |
| At 6 months: | ||
| LN at 18 months | 4.01 (2.39 – 6.71)c | |
| LN at 3 years | 1.43 (0.88 – 2.33) | |
| At 18 months | ||
| LN at 3 years | 3.19 (2.06 – 4.94)c | |
| Nursing at: | ||
| Qualification | 1.17 (0.69 – 1.98) | 0.71 (0.40 – 1.26) |
| 6 months | 7.62 (4.20 – 13.83)c | 2.72 (1.35 – 5.50)b |
| 18 months | 4.18 (2.72 – 6.44)c | |
| Logistic regression | ||
| JS 6 months/18 months | (n = 1713) | (n = 1235) |
| Factor 1 (X2, p) 5df | (1.795, .88) | (3.869, .57) |
| Care | 0.86 (0.67 – 1.11) | 0.96 (0.73 – 1.27) |
| Staffing | 1.03 (0.84 – 1.28) | 0.84 (0.67 – 1.06) |
| W-L Balance | 0.97 (0.76 – 1.24) | 0.98 (0.76 – 1.27) |
| Resources | 1.03 (0.85 – 1.25) | 1.11 (0.90 – 1.38) |
| Pay | 0.98 (0.83 – 1.16) | 1.06 (0.89 – 1.27) |
| Factor 2 (X2, p) 3df | (9.498, .023)a | (0.647, .89) |
| Development | 1.50 (1.15 – 1.97)b | 1.09 (0.82 – 1.44) |
| Relationships | 0.75 (0.56 – 1.01) | 0.98 (0.72 – 1.33) |
| Education | 0.98 (0.83 – 1.16) | 1.03 (0.85 – 1.24) |
a < .05; b < .01; c < .001
JS = Job satisfaction; LN = Likelihood of nursing