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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Access to participants
Each participant, following registration, will be contacted through An
Bord Altranais sampling service and will be sent a personalised
envelope containing a letter of invitation to participate outlining the
details of the study, the research instrument and a Freepost
envelope.
Pilot study
Exploratory work has been undertaken with a sample of 2006
degree graduate nurses as these will be the cohort with greatest
similarity to the new graduates. Pilot questionnaires were
administered to a sample of graduates’ representative of 10 %
(n=150) of the anticipated sample size and across disciplines using
the An Bord Altranais sampling strategy to gain access to
participants. The responses to date are 25 (response rate of 16%).
Eight have volunteered to contact for interview.
Data analysis
Descriptive statistics will be generated to illustrate the
characteristics and employment profiles of newly graduated nurses.
Inferential statistics will be used to find relationships between
variables. T-test and ANOVAs will be used to establish if there are
differences between the groups. Multivariate regression analysis will
be used to examine and elicit the relative influences on the intent to
stay. All qualitative data will be transcribed and subjected to
content analysis, coding and thematic analysis.
References
Aontanazzo E., Scott, M., Skatun, D., and Elliott, R. (2003) The
labour market for nursing: a review of the labour supply literature.
Health Economics 12: 465-478
Creswell, J.W. and Pian0-Clark, V.L. (2007) Designing and
conducting Mixed Method Research Sage Publications: Thousand
Oaks
DOH& C (2002) National Study of Turnover in Nursing and
Midwifery Stationary Office: Dublin
Hasselhorn, H.M. & Buscher, A. (2003) Working Conditions and
Intent to Leave the Profession among nursing Staff in Europe
Nurses Early Exit Study Accessed on 20 th September 2007.
Available at: www.next.uni-wuppertal.de
Kramer M. (1974) Reality Shock: Why nurses leave nursing. Mosby:
London
National Council for Nursing and Midwifery (2002) Nursing and
Midwifery Research Priorities Report for Ireland Stationary Office:
Dublin
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