The examination of the intention to leave profession and the organization with job satisfaction of the nurses from different generations

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the intention to leave the profession and the organization of the nurses from different generations and their job satisfaction.Method: This study was performed between April-June 2011, with 973 nurses representing the Baby Boomers Generation (born between 1946-1964), X Generation (born between 1965-1980) and Y Generation (born between 1980-2000) who work in an university hospital either two Health Ministry hospitals located in Izmir. The data were collected via questionnaire form composed of social-demographic, work properties and intention to leave form and job satisfaction scale were used. The descriptive statistics, chi-square anlaysis, independent groups one way variance analysis (Tukey HSD for post-hoc analysis) were used to analyze the data.Results: Among the nurses who participated to the study the 5.3% were in Baby Boomers, 50.5% were in X Generation and 44,2% were in Y Generation. The intention to leave the profession and the organization was higher in Y Generation compared to those of both Baby Boomers and X Generation while the job satisfaction and six sub-dimensions of job satisfaction were higher in Baby Boomers comparing to those of both X and Y Generation. But, salary sub- dimension of job satisfaction was the lowest in X Generation.Conclusion: In the study, the intentions to leave profession and the organization of Y Generation; but job satisfaction levels of Baby Boomers were higher from the other generations. Consideration of these features is suggested to determine the strategies which will provide to stay the organization and profession and increase job satisfaction of the nurses.Key Words: Generations, Nursing, Turnover Intention, Intent to Leave Profession, Intent to Leave Job, Job Satisfaction.