The impact of role discrepancy on nurses' intention to quit their jobs

Abstract

Aims and objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of role discrepancy on nurses' intention to quit their jobs. Background. Nurses experience role discrepancy, which refers to incompatibility between the roles nurses desire and expect to take, and the roles they actually engage in at work. However, there is a paucity of information as to how this role discrepancy affects nurses' intention to quit their jobs. Design. A correlational design was used to investigate the impact of role discrepancy on nurses' intention to quit their jobs. Methods. A total of 346 Australian nurses participated in this study by completing questionnaires. The results were analysed by t-test, ..