Travel nurse work experiences: A comparison of staff and travel nurses' burnout and job attitudes

Paul E Spector; Shani Pindek; Melisa R Hayman; David J Howard; Maryana L Arvan

doi:10.1097/nmg.0000000000000123

Travel nurse work experiences: A comparison of staff and travel nurses' burnout and job attitudes

Nurs Manage. 2024 May 1;55(5):12-20. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000123. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

Authors

Paul E Spector¹, Shani Pindek, Melisa R Hayman, David J Howard, Maryana L Arvan

Affiliation

¹ Paul E. Spector is an organizational behavior science contractor at the Florida Health Sciences Center-Tampa General Hospital and a part-time professor at the Muma College of Business, University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Shani Pindek is an assistant professor at the University of Haifa in Haifa, Israel. Melisa R. Hayman is the director of patient care services at the Muma Children's Hospital, Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. David J. Howard is the director of the People Development Institute at the Florida Health Sciences Center-Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Maryana L. Arvan is a courtesy professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla.

Abstract

A survey of 330 hospital RNs assessed burnout, job satisfaction, turnover intentions, and perceptions of work assignments. Understanding how travel nurses' work experiences differ from the experiences of staff nurses can help nurse leaders determine the best approaches to manage and support these nurses.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Burnout, Professional* / prevention & control
Burnout, Professional* / psychology
Female
Humans
Job Satisfaction*
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Travel Nursing*