Nursing research
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The possibility that turnover may have a good side has been given increased attention in recent literature. The purpose of this investigation was to study whether turnover, defined as voluntary exit from employment, among newly hired nurses displaces poor performers. ⋯ The performance factor that best discriminated between leavers and stayers was the variable of interest and motivation, with those leaving being lower on the scale than the stayers. Further study of the performance-turnover relationship and study of other possible consequences of turnover are suggested.
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The purpose of this study was to identify institutions in which scholarly productivity in nursing is occurring. All articles appearing in 13 nursing journals intended for a general nursing audience during 1978 through 1982 were tabulated according to institutional affiliation of author, geographic location of institution, and highest degree obtained by the author. More than half of the 3,792 articles appeared in American Journal of Nursing, Nursing, and RN, and 56.1% originated in the North Central and Mid-Atlantic areas. ⋯ There were 32 institutions in which at least 15 articles originated during the 5 years studied. Twenty-one of the 32 top-ranking institutions offer doctoral programs in nursing. The four top-ranking institutions, according to number of publications, are the Universities of Washington, Pennsylvania, California at San Francisco, and Michigan.