Reasons Influencing Nurses' Interdepartmental Transfers in King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital

Abstract: Nowadays, Saudi Arabia is undergoing a magnificent health system transformation that involves the expansion of care, budget control and engaging private sectors in providing care. As nursing is the biggest part of potential workforce in any healthcare organization it is crucial to understand reasons behind nurses outflow from a single unit to another unit.Although nursing transfers between units would allow the organization to manage the shortage and it will also enhance nursing skills, yet, nurses’ request of transfer will affect the unit workflow and patient care. Adjusting to a new unit with different work routine and different patient population will increase the possibility of errors and increase the staff stress. Thus, effective management of these interdepartmental transfers is a must for overall hospital performance. For that, this study aims to explore reasons influencing nurses’ interdepartmental transfers. Furthermore, despite how frequent nurses are transferring to different departments, there is limited literature that comprehensively analyze the reasons and the impact of nurses’ interdepartmental transfers. Therefore, a recent thesis will assist to reveal any knowledge gap. Keywords: “Nurses Burnout”, “Nurses Intention to leave”, “Nurses Job Satisfaction”, “Nurses Retention”, “Nurses Turnover”, “Nurses Work-Life Balance”, “Nursing Leadership”, “Nursing Payments”, “Nursing Shortage”, “Organizational Factors”, “Psychosocial Factors”, “Reasons Affecting Nurses’ transfers”. Title: Reasons Influencing Nurses’ Interdepartmental Transfers in King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital Author: Riham Bahanshal, Ghada M Hamoudah International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 12, Issue 3, September 2025 - December 2025 Page No: 43-60 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 29-October-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17471327 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Reasons%20Influencing%20Nurses-29102025-1.pdf