Table 3 List of variables and factors to be included in predicting DNs intention to leave- Kruskal Wallis and Chi square tests

SPQDN Qualification (Yes)

48.6%

52.7%

51%

Chi-squared

(2) =0.5

0.764

Did you Miss Care (Yes)

67.1%

59.1%

56.1%

Chi-squared

(2) =4

0.113

Do you Receive Sufficient Support from your Manager (No)

81.0%

55.6%

31.4%

Chi-squared

(1) =69

< 0.01

Have your working conditions worsened in the last year (Yes)

92.5%

83.9%

80.1%

Chi-squared

(2) =10

0.06

Are you Satisfied with your Job (No)

82.9%

61.8%

26.5%

Chi-squared

(2) =113

< 0.01

Did the Shift have a full complement of staff

(No, N = 472)

91.1%

87.2%

90.3%

Chi-squared

(2) =1.57

0.456

 Years of Nursing Experience

14.3 ± 11

13.1 ± 9.8

13.8 ± 8.5

H (2) =2.3

0.319

 Team Size

11 ± 10

12.7 ± 8.5

13 ± 10.4

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =7.9

< 0.05

 Permanent Staff Proportion

74.6% ±20.5

83% ± 20

80.8%17.2

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =18

< 0.001

 Length of Shift

9.4 ± 2.2

9 ± 1.9

9.2 ± 1.7

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =9.8

< 0.01

 Hours of Overtime

1.4 ± 1.1

1.05 ± 0.99

1.3 ± 0.98

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =12.2

< 0.01

 Caseload Current Active

208 ± 195

199.7 ± 195

202.7 ± 213.6

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =0.8

0.669

 Additional Cases (on last shift)

4 ± 4

4.2 ± 9.8

6.1 ± 14.5

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2) =3.3

0.064

 How would you rate your overall working conditions? (1 = Poor, 2 = Bad, 3 = Average, 4 = Good, 5 = Excellent)

2.4 ± 0.96

3.3 ± 0.79

2.8 ± 0.9

Kruskal-Wallis

H92) =68.3

< 0.05

 Travel Mileage (on last shift)

30.5 ± 22.8

25.1 ± 19.8

28.9 ± 24.5

Kruskal-Wallis

H (2)=6

< 0.05