Relation between Organizational Climate and Career Shift Intention among Intensive Care Nurses
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: A healthy organizational climate is essential for promotingpositive organizational outcomes and retaining the nursing workforce,particularly in highly demanding intensive care settings. Aim of the study: Toassess the relation between organizational climate and career shift intentionamong intensive care nurses. Design: A descriptive-correlation research designwas used. Setting: The study was conducted in the intensive care units of TantaUniversity Main Hospitals. Subjects: All (n=335) intensive care nurses whowere available at the time of data collection. Tools: Two tools were used fordata collection: Organizational Climate Assessment and Career Shift IntentionQuestionnaires. Results: More than two-thirds (87.2%) of the intensive carenurses had a high perception level regarding organizational climate. Themajority (85.4%) of them exhibited a low level of career shift intention.Conclusion: There was no statistically significant correlation betweenorganizational climate and career shift intention at (r = 0.046 & p > 0.05).Recommendations: Healthcare administrators should implement targetedretention strategies and equitable incentive systems for intensive care nurses,while continuously evaluating the organizational climate to mitigate careershift intentions and enhance workforce stability.
Source: Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal
Language: English
Subfield: Research and Theory
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $200
OpenAlex ID: W7222869399