Graduate nurses'perceptions of mismatches between themselves andtheir jobs and association with intent to leave employment: a longitudinal survey

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The aim of this study was to investigate how graduate nurses’ perceptions of the demands-abilities and supplies-needs misfits changed over time, and to examine how these misfits impact their intention to leave the jobs. Participants were recruited from five hospitals. A total of 279 graduatenurses, who had entered the workforce in April 2011 and had no prior experience in nursing, was invited to participate in the study, and received surveys 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after their employment commenced. As a result, 176 graduate nurses participated in the study one or more times. In addition, 62 graduates participated in all studies. The results showed that the graduates perceived both demands-abilities and supplies-needs misfits. Moreover, the graduates’ abilities and their perception of the environmental supplies served as significant predictors of their turnover intention.