CVS Group, Diss, UK.
Vet Rec. 2023 Jul 22;193(2):e3165. doi: 10.1002/vetr.3165. Epub 2023 Jun 22.
This study aimed to identify demographic, practice and job-specific factors that are associated with veterinary nurses resigning from UK companion animal veterinary practices.
Employment data from nurses working across a group of practices at the end of 2020 were included. Nurses were categorised into those who remained at, or resigned from, their practice in 2021. Proposed risk factors for future resignations were analysed using multivariable binary logistic regression modelling.
In total, 278 of 1642 (16.9%) nurses across 418 practices resigned in 2021. The most frequently recorded reasons for nurses resigning included 'career progression' (n = 102; 36.7%), 'personal reasons' (n = 36; 12.9%) and 'better pay or benefits' (n = 33; 11.9%). Factors associated with lower odds of future nurse resignations included longer tenure (p < 0.001), higher practice property and facilities rating (p = 0.049) and being a head or student nurse (p = 0.008).
Data were collected retrospectively and were not recorded for research purposes.
This study highlights key factors that are predictive of veterinary nurse resignations. With known difficulties in staff retention within veterinary practices, analysis of these data is an important addition to the evidence base surrounding the complex issue of nurse retention and could help steer future retention strategies.
本研究旨在确定与英国伴侣动物兽医诊所兽医护士离职相关的人口统计学、实践和工作特定因素。
纳入了在 2020 年底在一组诊所工作的护士的就业数据。将护士分为 2021 年留在或离开其诊所的护士。使用多变量二项逻辑回归模型分析未来离职的潜在风险因素。
在总共 418 家诊所的 1642 名护士中，有 278 名（16.9%）在 2021 年辞职。护士辞职的最常见原因包括“职业发展”（n=102；36.7%）、“个人原因”（n=36；12.9%）和“更好的薪酬或福利”（n=33；11.9%）。与未来护士离职几率较低相关的因素包括任期较长（p<0.001）、更高的实践物业和设施评级（p=0.049）以及担任护士长或实习护士（p=0.008）。
数据是回顾性收集的，并非为研究目的而记录。
本研究强调了预测兽医护士离职的关键因素。鉴于兽医实践中员工留用困难，对这些数据的分析是对围绕护士留用这一复杂问题的证据基础的重要补充，有助于指导未来的留用策略。
