Evaluation in Terms of Proactive Personality and Professional Self-Efficacy Predictors of Nurses' Turnover Intentions: Correlational and Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine whether proactive personality and professional self-efficacy predict turnover intentions in nurses. Material and Methods: The sample of the correlational, and cross-sectional study consisted of 402 nurses who worked in a university hospital in Türkiye. The Nurse Turnover Intention Scale (NTIS), the Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy Scale (NPSES), and the Proactive Personality Scale (PPS) were used for data collection between February-March 2023. Results: There was a significant difference between the nurses' NTIS mean scores according to satisfaction with nursing, job change request, the state of being satisfied with the service, position status, working shift and problems faced in the hospital (p<0.05). It was found in the study that nurses with high proactive personality traits had lower intentions to leave their job (p<0.05). A weak negative correlation was determined between the NTIS scores and the NPSES total scores (r=-0.350, p=0.003), the NPSES-attributes of caring (r=-0.178, p=0.001) and the NPSES-professionalism situations (r=-0.399, p=0.005). Moreover, the PPS was evaluated as the variable most affecting the NTIS. Conclusion: It was concluded that nurses with higher proactive personality and higher professional self-efficacy had lower turnover intentions. Interventions need to be made to support and develop the proactive behavior of nurses working in health institutions in order to increase their professional self-efficacy, commitment to work, quality of care and to eliminate their intentions.