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Predicting Length of Service for Nurses: An Analysis of a Healthcare Organization’s Selection Inventory

Phillips, Trenton J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1565860881878251

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2019, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
This study was designed to conduct an internal validation of a healthcare organization’s selection assessment. Although selection assessments developed by third-party organizations provide client organizations with useful benchmarking information, an internal validation of the utility of the tools is often lacking. Two scales from the Staff Assessment, a third-party selection tool developed for healthcare organizations, were analyzed to determine their utility in predicting length of service and termination type for nurses. The conceptual frameworks of two of the assessment’s scales were compared to conscientiousness (i.e., Work Ethic/Attendance scale) and predisposition to organizational commitment (i.e., Job Retention Index). Using 200 sampled nurses (100 active and 100 terminated) from a midwestern healthcare organization, the two scales were analyzed to determine their utility in predicting length of service and termination type. It was hypothesized that the two scales would be positively correlated with length of service, and positively correlated with each other. It was also hypothesized that the two scales would predict termination types among the 100 terminated nurses sampled. None of the hypotheses were supported. This study highlights a disconnect between the theoretical framework of the assessment and the outcomes it sought to predict. Methodological and theoretical limitations are discussed, with suggestions for how such limitations can be mitigated in future research designs.
Morrie Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Psychology
selection; retention; healthcare; conscientiousness; organizational commitment

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  • Phillips, T. J. (2019). Predicting Length of Service for Nurses: An Analysis of a Healthcare Organization’s Selection Inventory [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1565860881878251

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Phillips, Trenton. Predicting Length of Service for Nurses: An Analysis of a Healthcare Organization’s Selection Inventory . 2019. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1565860881878251.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Phillips, Trenton. "Predicting Length of Service for Nurses: An Analysis of a Healthcare Organization’s Selection Inventory ." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1565860881878251

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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