Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Nursing

Advisor

Janice Long

Abstract

The nursing shortage is a growing concern across the country, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Novice nurse retention is essential to solving this national problem. The purpose of this study was to examine whether intravenous (IV) access support influences job satisfaction and retention among novice nurses to improve their retention. Herzberg’s two-factor theory guided this research; IV access support acts as the hygiene factor. The absence of IV access support can result in dissatisfaction among novice nurses, contributing to higher turnover rates. This quantitative nonexperimental causal-comparative research design utilized a nurse work satisfaction questionnaire and intent to stay scale to collect data from 114 novice nurses (ADN/BSN/MSN) with less than 2 years of nursing experience in acute care settings. The study explored the relationship between IV access support and job satisfaction and the moderation effect of IV access support on the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to stay among novice nurses. A simple linear regression revealed no statistically significant (p > .05) effect of IV access support on job satisfaction among novice nurses. Multiple regression analysis results to determine the moderation effect of IV access support revealed a statistically insignificant (p > .05) moderation effect of IV access support on the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to stay. The findings may contribute to positive social change among health care organizations. It revealed that job satisfaction together with IV access support could predict intent to stay among participants. Future research should focus on various factors to improve novice nurses’ job satisfaction and intent to stay with their organization.

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