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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
rd
World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Personality as a key to nursing retention: The temperament and character patterns of registered nurses
by specialty
Chesanny Butler
University of South Carolina Beaufort, USA
T
he purpose of this study was to identify congruent areas of clinical practice for graduating nursing students as a first step in
potentially influencing job retention and satisfaction within the first year of nursing. A quantitative survey research design was
used to analyze individual personality signatures using a cross section of registered nurses from the United States as compared to
graduating senior Baccalaureate nursing students from a large Midwest four-year doctoral research (L4/NR, DRU) university. The
RN sample was comprised of nine specialties. The student sample was comprised of six specialties and drew from both the traditional
and second-degree baccalaureate nursing programs offered within a school of nursing. The target number of participants to obtain
a power of 0.05 was obtained for both populations and totaled a final study sample of 815 participants. Two surveys: 1) The TCI-
140-R, and 2) demographic questions comprised of variables found to influence personality in the literature, were administered
online to participant groups to identify levels of the seven basic dimensions of temperament and character. Univariate analysis made
multiple and covariate comparisons between TCI-140-R scores, registered nurse groups by specialty, baccalaureate nursing students,
age, gender, race, employment status, program, maturity level, and highest level of nursing education. Significant main effects for
age and specialty by group were detected in several temperament and character inventory dimensions. Both registered nurses and
Baccalaureate senior nursing students had similar personality patterns by specialty although the specific level of Cooperativeness
(caring and compassion) found in each specialty was significantly different.
Biography
Chesanny Butler completed her PhD from Oakland University with a certification in Nursing Education. She has been a Nurse for over 20 years and a
Nurse
Educator
for 7 years. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Beaufort in South Carolina, USA where she focuses on
Baccalaureate Nursing Education.
Chesanny Butler, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049