Relation between Organizational Climate and Career Shift Intention among Intensive Care Nurses
- 11 Master Student of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. 2 Nursing Supervisor at Kafr El Sheikh University Hospital, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt.
- 2Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University
- 3Assist. Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University.
Abstract
Background: A healthy organizational climate is essential for promotingpositive organizational outcomes and retaining the nursing workforce,particularly in highly demanding intensive care settings. Aim of the study: Toassess the relation between organizational climate and career shift intentionamong intensive care nurses. Design: A descriptive-correlation research designwas used. Setting: The study was conducted in the intensive care units of TantaUniversity Main Hospitals. Subjects: All (n=335) intensive care nurses whowere available at the time of data collection. Tools: Two tools were used fordata collection: Organizational Climate Assessment and Career Shift IntentionQuestionnaires. Results: More than two-thirds (87.2%) of the intensive carenurses had a high perception level regarding organizational climate. Themajority (85.4%) of them exhibited a low level of career shift intention.Conclusion: There was no statistically significant correlation betweenorganizational climate and career shift intention at (r = 0.046 & p > 0.05).Recommendations: Healthcare administrators should implement targetedretention strategies and equitable incentive systems for intensive care nurses,while continuously evaluating the organizational climate to mitigate careershift intentions and enhance workforce stability.
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BibTeX
@article{abdelbaeth2026relation,
title = {{Relation between Organizational Climate and Career Shift Intention among Intensive Care Nurses}},
author = {Esraa Abdelbaeth and Amal Abou Ramadan and Sara Mostafa},
journal = {Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.21608/tsnj.2026.534037},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534037},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Relation between Organizational Climate and Career Shift Intention among Intensive Care Nurses
AU - Esraa Abdelbaeth
AU - Amal Abou Ramadan
AU - Sara Mostafa
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal
DO - 10.21608/tsnj.2026.534037
UR - https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534037
AB - Background: A healthy organizational climate is essential for promotingpositive organizational outcomes and retaining the nursing workforce,particularly in highly demanding intensive care settings. Aim of the study: Toassess the relation between organizational climate and career shift intentionamong intensive care nurses. Design: A descriptive-correlation research designwas used. Setting: The study was conducted in the intensive care units of TantaUniversity Main Hospitals. Subjects: All (n=335) intensive care nurses whowere available at the time of data collection. Tools: Two tools were used fordata collection: Organizational Climate Assessment and Career Shift IntentionQuestionnaires. Results: More than two-thirds (87.2%) of the intensive carenurses had a high perception level regarding organizational climate. Themajority (85.4%) of them exhibited a low level of career shift intention.Conclusion: There was no statistically significant correlation betweenorganizational climate and career shift intention at (r = 0.046 & p > 0.05).Recommendations: Healthcare administrators should implement targetedretention strategies and equitable incentive systems for intensive care nurses,while continuously evaluating the organizational climate to mitigate careershift intentions and enhance workforce stability.
SN - 2735-5519
SN - 2314-5595
ER -