Registered Nurse Survey 2007 (download pdf file)

Summary & Introduction | Registered Nurse Population

Registered Nurses in Hawaii | Active Registered Nurses | Generational Cohorts

Retention & Workplace | Survey Questionnaire

Retention and the Workplace

Intentions to Leave Primary Employer in next 12 Months
Out of the 4,986 RNs working, 7.5% (376) of RNs in the workforce said they were ‘very likely’ to leave their primary employer in the next 12 months and another 10.8% (540) reported they were ‘somewhat likely’ to leave their primary employer. 66.2% (3,303) reported they were ‘very unlikely’ to leave and 13% (645) said ‘somewhat unlikely’ to leave in the next 12 months.

Table 21: Intentions to Leave-Primary Employer

Figure 8: Registered Nurses Intentions to Leave Current Primary Employer in the Next Twelve Months

Reasons for Leaving Primary Employer in next 12 Months
The 916 (18.3%) working RN respondents who reported they were ‘very likely’ or‘somewhat likely’ to leave their primary employer in the next 12 months were asked to identify the main reason for leaving. A total of 36% reported dissatisfaction with either job (25%) or salary (11%). 5% identified family / personal leave, 5% military or family relocation, 19% reported ‘other’, 14.5% identified ‘relocation off islands for better opportunities’, and 13% said they would ‘retire’, and 3% reporting intention to return to school.

Figure 9: Registered Nurses Reasons for Leaving Current Primary Employer in the Next Twelve Months

Dissatisfaction with Job
228 (25%) of RNs reported an intention to leave their primary employer because of dissatisfaction with their job. 52% were Boomers 41–59 years of age, 41% were GenX Millennials aged 40 or younger, and 6% were Veterans 60 years and older.

Figure 10: Dissatisfaction with Job by Cohort

Dissatisfaction with Salary
104 (11%) of RNs reported an intention to leave their primary employer because of dissatisfaction with salary. 53% were Boomers 41–59 years of age, 44% were GenX Millennials aged 40 or younger, and 3% were Veterans 60 or older..

Figure 11: Dissatisfaction with Salary by Cohort

Intention to Retire by Generational Cohort
121 (13%) of RNs reported an intention to leave their primary employer because of retirement. 69% were Veterans 60 or older, 29% Boomers 41–59 years of age, and 2% were GenX Millennials aged 40 or younger.

Figure 12: Intention to Retire by Generational Cohort