Effects of Burnout and Nurse Job Satisfaction on the Turnover Intention among Nurses in Northern Mindanao, Philippines

This study aimed to determine the effects of burnout and job satisfaction to the turnover intention among nurses in Northern Mindanao. It intended to describe the demographic profile of at least one hundred participants, determine the levels of burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention of the participants. This study also identified the correlation between the aforementioned variables as well as the best predictor for turnover intention. Descriptive quantitative research design was employed for the study and purposive sampling was done in choosing the participants. The statistical tools utilized in the study were descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, Pearson r moment of correlation, and multiple regression. Relevant results revealed a high number of nurses with short length of employment and most of them are in young adulthood. However, the participants were undecided on their overall turnover intention. Significant findings showed that burnout and job satisfaction are strongly correlated to turnover intention. To conclude, both burnout and job satisfaction can greatly predict the rate of turnover intention among nurses.

Keywords: Northern Mindanao nurses, burnout, nurse job satisfaction, nurse turnover intention