Table 2 PES characteristics, level of nurse retention and job satisfaction
From: Israeli nurse practice environment characteristics, retention, and job satisfaction
Variable | n | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
PES characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
  Nurse participation in hospital affairs | 583 | 2.61 | 0.57 |
  Staffing and resource adequacy | 583 | 2.85 | 0.46 |
  Nursing foundations for quality of care | 583 | 2.91 | 0.52 |
  Nurse manager ability, leadership, and support of nurses | 583 | 3.00 | 0.58 |
  Collegial nurse-physician relations | 583 | 2.73 | 0.43 |
  Total | 583 | 2.47 | 0.57 |
Retention | Â | Â | Â |
  Tenure in the current unit (years) | 587 | 9.20 | 7.6 |
  Intention to leave (scale from 1-5) | 590 | 1.79 | 1.11 |
Job satisfaction | Â | Â | Â |
  Job satisfaction questionnaire (scale from 1-5) | 599 | 3.87 | 0.59 |
  General job satisfaction (1 question, scale from 1-5) | 610 | 3.81 | 0.84 |