Abstract

This job termination study was done to find out the number of terminations and the reasons given for these terminations in a selected hospital. It was also done to determine the factors that were responsible for the decision of the employee to terminate. Both job related and non job related factors were studied. By studying these reasons and factors, nursing service administration may come to a better understanding of those areas within the working unit and relationships that need to have further study.

The method of study was the descriptive survey. The study had two sources of data, and two time periods were used. The tool was an interview which covered job related and non job related factors of satisfaction. There were 168 terminations in Period I. Personnel records of the employees were used for the data which included age, status, length of service, and the reasons for termination as stated on the termination notice given to nursing service office. During Period II there were sixty terminations. Data for this period were from personnel records and an interview.

A pilot study was done between Period I and Period II to help the interviewer to gain practice in interviewing.

A review of literature was done to find out what study had been given to terminations and to find out the rate of terminations in other hospitals to be used as a comparison for this study.

The termination rate for the selected hospital vas 48.9 percent for Period I and 15.6 for Period II. The non professional group of aides and orderlies led the number of terminations with 127 or 55.7 per cent of the total staff who terminated during the time of the study. There were 101 or 44.3 per cent of the professional staff who terminated during Period I and Period II.

The reasons given for termination were both job related and non job related. Job related reasons comprised an average of 22.8 per cent for the two periods. "Taking other employment" was the major reason that was given on the termination notice, and was made up of many factors such as conflict with members of the team, wages, hours, and lack of promotional opportunities. Non job related reasons made up an average of 77.2 per cent of the reasons given during the two periods. "Going back to school" and "moving" were the major reasons given during the two periods.

In the study it was found that the low age of those terminating and the short length of service followed along with that of other studies. More than 70 per cent of those who terminated did so by the end of the first year. There were 60.3 per cent of the employees who terminated who were under thirty years of age. The educational achievements of those who terminated was not as a whole too high as there were only a small per cent who had graduated from college. There was no particular department in the hospital that had an unusually large termination rate.

From this data it was concluded that employees terminate for multiple reasons and that an interview was an effective means for finding out the reasons for termination, and helped to cut down on turnover by helping the employee resolve his problems. The major job related reason for termination was "taking other employment." The major non job related reason was "return to school." Medical units had the highest per cent of the staff terminate, and the aide group had the highest number of terminations. There were some employees who would not have been hired if their work history and recommendations had been given closer attention before hiring.

LLU Discipline

Nursing

Department

Nursing

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Matilda Anabelle Mills

Second Advisor

R. Maureen Maxwell

Third Advisor

Willis L. King

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1964

Date (Title Page)

6-1964

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Employment; Nurses

Type

Thesis

Page Count

ix; 111; iv

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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