Relationship of Hospital Nurse LMX, Emotional Immersion, and Turnover Intention

Abstract

My research shows that the number of patients admitted to the hospital increasing as the lifespan of human beings is prolonged, nursing personnel are becoming important as a component of hospitals. Human relationships are one of the reasons for deciding to work, and among them, relationships with superiors are important. Accordingly, purpose was to examine how the leader-member exchange theory (LMX) affects the organization on supervisor, emotional commitment, and turnover intention among nursing groups in hospital environment. Therefore, a research model was created to achieve the research purpose, and three research hypotheses were derived accordingly. In addition, a questionnaire was drawn in the month of May 2020. for hospital nurses located in provincial areas, and the final 290 valid samples were obtained, The statistical analysis that can prove the results of the study used SPSS 20.0. The analysis results are as follows. First, it was found that nurse LMX, which affects emotional commitment, had an effect. Second, turnover intention seemed negative for emotional commitment. Third, it was found that the intention was negative for LMX. Therefore, in this study, it is important for nurses to form a smooth organizational relationship with their bosses in an environment called a hospital. Therefore, it is suggested to develop a program that can enhance the relationship with the boss at work in the nursing organization. In addition, this study provides practical guidelines that suggest the importance of reducing nurse turnover intention.