Eline Vlasblom, Magda M Boere-Boonekamp, Esther Hafkamp-de Groen, Elise Dusseldorp, Paula van Dommelen, Paul H Verkerk
Predictive validity of developmental milestones for detecting limited intellectual functioning
PloS one
study explores nurses experiences migration employment professional abandonment barcelona spain employing mixeddesign approach comprising 1 qualitative descriptive phenomenological study followed 2 subsequent crosssectional study 20 225 nurses participated study respectively qualitative data gathered 4 focus group discussions underwent inductive thematic analysis following consolidated criteria reporting qualitative research coreq guidelines quantitative data descriptively analyzed three qualitative themes emerged 1 migration motives improved job opportunities permanent contracts continuous training professional recognition 2 reasons leaving contemplating leaving profession including excessive workload lack recognition limited development exhaustion 3 nurses needs encompassing staffing improved remuneration permanent contracts flexible schedules greater autonomy career growth crosssectional study revealed 135 professional abandonment rate point across demographics seniority levels migration trends varied professional experience younger nurses seeking better conditions opportunities elsewhere multifactorial causes underlie job migration professional abandonment necessitating comprehensive interventions improve nurses working professional conditions