Table 6 Results of multi-factor regression analysis of willingness to continue working the hospital

Department

95.704

0.000

Department (Obstetrics vs. Gynecology)

0.739

0.091

65.714

0.000

2.094

1.751

2.503

Department (Emergency vs. Pediatrics)

0.813

0.107

57.260

0.000

2.256

1.827

2.785

Department (Internal Medicine vs. Pediatrics)

0.449

0.078

33.230

0.000

1.567

1.345

1.826

Department (Others vs. Pediatrics)

0.462

0.098

22.290

0.000

1.587

1.310

1.923

Department (Operating room vs. Pediatrics)

0.639

0.103

38.751

0.000

1.895

1.550

2.318

Department (Surgery department vs. Pediatrics)

0.488

0.078

39.305

0.000

1.629

1.398

1.897

Department (Oncology vs. Pediatrics)

0.619

0.105

34.751

0.000

1.857

1.512

2.281

Department (Intensive Care Unit vs. Pediatrics)

0.418

0.092

20.864

0.000

1.519

1.270

1.818

Age

6.945

0.074

Age (26–35 years vs. ≤ 25 years)

0.085

0.059

2.022

0.155

1.088

0.969

1.223

Age (36–45 years vs. ≤ 25 years)

0.052

0.078

0.436

0.509

1.053

0.903

1.228

Age (≥ 46 years vs. ≤ 25 years)

-0.237

0.156

2.296

0.130

0.789

0.581

1.072

Marital status (Married vs. Unmarried)

-0.047

0.043

1.208

0.272

0.954

0.876

1.038

Location (Rural vs. Urban)

0.046

0.033

1.888

0.169

1.047

0.981

1.118

Years of service as a nurse

127.395

0.000

Years of service as a nurse (1–5 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

-0.506

0.077

43.199

0.000

0.603

0.518

0.701

Years of service as a nurse (6–10 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

-0.387

0.090

18.310

0.000

0.679

0.569

0.811

Years of service as a nurse (11–15 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

-0.207

0.098

4.407

0.036

0.813

0.671

0.986

Years of service as a nurse (16–20 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

-0.281

0.117

5.720

0.017

0.755

0.600

0.951

Years of service as a nurse (21–25 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

-0.655

0.133

24.087

0.000

0.519

0.400

0.675

Years of service as a nurse (≥ 26 years vs. ≤ 1 year)

0.205

0.186

1.218

0.270

1.227

0.853

1.766

Professional title

50.980

0.000

Professional title (Senior nurse vs. nurse)

0.102

0.049

4.302

0.038

1.107

1.006

1.219

Professional title (Senior nurse in charge vs. Nurse)

0.073

0.059

1.555

0.212

1.076

0.959

1.207

Professional title (Deputy director and chief senior nurse vs. Nurse)

0.668

0.105

40.772

0.000

1.950

1.588

2.393

Employment method

42.699

0.000

Employment method (Nursing director vs. Nurse)

0.128

0.047

7.546

0.006

1.137

1.037

1.245

Employment method (Head nurse vs. Nursing department director vs. Nurse)

0.593

0.096

38.103

0.000

1.810

1.499

2.185

Appointment method (Regular employee vs. Contract employee)

0.009

0.040

0.054

0.817

1.009

0.933

1.092

Average monthly income

232.456

0.000

Monthly average income (RMB 3001–6000 vs. ≤ RMB 3000

0.381

0.047

65.354

0.000

1.464

1.335

1.606

Monthly average income (RMB 6001–9000 vs. ≤ RMB 3000)

0.635

0.050

161.969

0.000

1.888

1.712

2.082

Monthly average income (RMB 9001–12,000 vs. ≤ RMB 3000)

0.833

0.068

151.422

0.000

2.301

2.015

2.628

Monthly average income (≥ RMB 12,000 vs. ≤ RMB 3000)

1.240

0.133

86.346

0.000

3.456

2.660

4.489

Monthly night shift (s)

250.631

0.000

Monthly night shifts (1–5 vs. no night shift)

-0.374

0.041

82.271

0.000

0.688

0.635

0.746

Monthly night shifts (6–10 vs. no night shifts)

-0.640

0.041

245.876

0.000

0.528

0.487

0.571

Monthly night shifts (≥ 11 vs. no night shifts)

-0.570

0.063

81.175

0.000

0.566

0.500

0.640

Doctor-nurse relationship

0.103

0.009

141.373

0.000

1.109

1.090

1.128

Educational support

0.085

0.010

79.752

0.000

1.089

1.069

1.109

Nursing autonomy

-0.097

0.007

181.180

0.000

0.908

0.895

0.920

Nursing practice management

0.008

0.010

0.601

0.438

1.008

0.988

1.029

Nursing management support

0.020

0.004

26.470

0.000

1.020

1.012

1.028

Rational allocation of human resources

0.207

0.014

215.514

0.000

1.230

1.197

1.265

Cultural values

0.055

0.005

101.952

0.000

1.057

1.045

1.068

Constant

-5.301

0.140

1436.045

0.000

0.005