The impact of resilience on turnover among newly graduated nurses: A 1-year follow-up study

Aim: This study aimed to analyse the impact of resilience on turnover among newly graduated nurses. Background: Nurse turnover is a major issue in nurse management that results in economic losses and affects patient and nurse outcomes. Newly graduated nurses experience stress and burnout during their transition period, leaving their job due to contextual and personal factors. Nurses' resilience affects turnover directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of stress and burnout. Methods: We conducted a 1-year follow-up study to investigate factors influencing the turnover of newly graduated nurses. Survival analysis was used to analyse factors influencing the turnover. Results: Turnover probability increased steadily and was approximately 0.20 within 2 years. Resilience was a significant factor affecting newly graduated nurses leaving their job in a short period of time. Conclusion: Newly graduated nurses' resilience is a significant factor influencing the turnover within a short period of time. Personal resources such as resilience and work environment should be considered for retaining newly graduated nurses. Implications for nursing management: Nurse managers should recognize the impact of resilience on newly graduated nurses' turnover during the transitional period and establish strategies to enhance such resilience to promote a smooth transition and ultimately reduce turnover.