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    A study on problems of nurses retention at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2001-03-29) kasenda, Cecilia
    Nurses retention is a vital component of nursing practice. For better patient care there is need to strengthen staff retention. Literature and experience has shown that poor nurses retention affects patient care. This qualitative study investigated into the nurses retention at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Q.E.C.H.). A selected sample size of ten nurses was used. Six out of the mentioned number was chosen from different wards at Q.E.C.H. Two of the nurses were Registered nurses while the others were Enrolled nurses all from one hospital. Two other different hospitals within Blantyre city were used. These were Mwai and Blantyre Adventist Hospitals. The study looked at questions like: "What is the problem with nurses retention at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital? Roy's adaptation theory was used. Nurses who left for other places were followed and interviewed in order to get a wide view of problems concerned with nurses retention at Q.E.C.H. The criteria for choosing was based on the fact of accommodating nurses who once worked at Q.E.C.H. In depth interviews were used to collect data. An interview schedule guided the interview process, and probes were used accordingly. To ensure validity and reliability of the instrument, a pilot study was done using four participants not included in the main study. All interviews were audio taped to provide a rich and permanent source of data. All interviews were transcribed using the interpretative paradigm. Streubert's content analysis method was utilized for the qualitative data. The results have revealed certain important issues that if implemented would improve staff turnover. Basing on the findings, recommendations have been made.