Table 5.
Intention to leave the nursing profession, presented as the percentage of newly qualified nurses who have had such intentions during their first year after graduation, in the three cohorts.
| Total (%) | Sex (%) | X2(p) | Age (%) | X2(p) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ≤29 | 30 - 39 | ≥40 | ||||
| Often think about leaving the profession (%) | ||||||||
| EX2002 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 1.2(n.s) | 14.8 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 22.7(.001) |
| EX2004 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 0.1(n.s) | 11.8 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 12.3(.002) |
| EX2006 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 18.5 | 1.5(n.s) | 24.5 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 21.8(.001) |
| Actively applying for positions outside the profession (%) | ||||||||
| EX2002 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.6(n.s) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9(n.s) |
| EX2004 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0(n.s) | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6.1(.047) |
| EX2006 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8(n.s) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.3(n.s) |
| Have a strong desire to leave the profession immediately (%) | ||||||||
| EX2002 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.18(n.s) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.0(n.s) |
| EX2004 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.1(n.s) | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.0(n.s) |
| EX2006 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9(n.s) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.1(n.s) |