Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Work Life Balance, Job Attraction and Retention

Background: Intensive care units (ICUs) nurses face many challenges stem from complexity of patient care, work overloads, limitation of time, working environment and administrative duties which would affect their work life balance, job attraction and retention. Aim of this study was to explore the relationship between work life balance, job attraction and retention among ICUs nurses. Methods: Descriptive – co-relational design was used. The study was conducted at ICUs at Tanta University Main Hospital on all the available (190) nurses. Three tools for data collection were used. Tool (I): Work Life Balance Questionnaire. Tool (II): Job Attraction Assessment Scale and Tool (III): Job Retention Assessment Scale. Results: More than half (59%, 55%) of ICUs nurses’ perceived a- low level of work-life balance and job retention respectively. Beside, more than half (61%) of them perceived a moderate level of job attraction. Conclusion: It was concluded that the work life balance was positively correlated with job attraction and retention. Therefore, it was recommended that hospital administrators and nurse managers need to adopt strategies for promoting ICUs nurses’ work life balance so their job satisfaction, attraction and retention will be improved.