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The selected theory

According to Frederick Herzberg's theory, the satisfaction of the employees is based on two dimensions for example hygiene and satisfaction. The hygienic issues are associated with the salary and supervision and reduction in employee dissatisfaction within the workplace. The motivators like recognition and achievement are making employees more productive, creative, and remaining committed to their jobs. The motivators are the intrinsic factors that influence the nurses' turnover rates and they are related to the level of satisfaction, promotions, the lack of recognition, and the absence of autonomy (Alrawahi et al., 2020). The hygienic factors are extrinsic and they include dissatisfaction with the payment, dissatisfaction with the organizations or administrative policies.

The application of Herzberg theory to the issue of nurse turnover

Job satisfaction is an important aspect in the maintenance of the number of nurses in the organization. The absence of satisfaction among workers leads to high turnover rates and detrimental impacts on the individuals for example burnout. The main reasons for the lack of job satisfaction are the increase and high workload that results in anxiety, fatigue, physical and mental distress among nurses. There is also a lack of rewards, incentives, lack of motivation, inspiration, and other recreational activities. Herzberg's theory of motivation can be used to help in the reduction of the nurse turnover rates (Alrawahi et al., 2020). This theory proposed the existence of intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors.

According to this theory, the nurses' turnover rate is reduced when the promotion policies are made to be consistent. The management must ensure that nurses are satisfied with their salaries. The management must ensure that nurses are satisfied with the promotions, given an opportunity for advancement, and involving them in every policy of the organization. Therefore, Herzberg's theory of motivation supports the existence of consistent promotion and policies, advancement in the opportunities, consideration for the qualification when making promotions, clarification on salary issues, and active involvement of the nurses in the policymaking process (Alrawahi et al., 2020).

References

Alrawahi, S., Sellgren, S. F., Altouby, S., Alwahaibi, N., & Brommels, M. (2020). The application of Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation to job satisfaction in clinical laboratories in Omani hospitals. Heliyon, 6(9), e04829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04829