The Profile of Saudi Nursing Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Reasons for considering leaving nursing.

The reason that I would leave is	Strongly agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly disagree
(1) my gender	21.3%	22.4%	9.1%	31.2%	16%
(2) dealing with the opposite sex	16.1%	31.8%	5.6%	32.2%	14.2%
(3) I feel other nurses are not comfortable with me	11%	11.4%	15.9%	38.3%	23.5%
(4) I feel uncomfortable dealing with nurses of the opposite sex	16.2%	20.3%	5.6%	40.6%	17.3%
(5) I feel uncomfortable dealing with patients of the opposite sex	16.7%	23.1%	6.8%	38.3%	15.2%
(6) I feel uncomfortable dealing with physicians from the opposite sex	13.7%	15.2%	8.7%	45.6%	16.7%
(7) I am moving away	21.7%	24.3%	17.1%	25.9%	11%
(8) I will become a full time student	36.6%	22.1%	19.5%	15.3%	6.5%
(9) Lack of promotion opportunities	34.1%	25%	14.8%	18.2%	8%
(10) I found a better job	22%	15.5%	19.3%	28.4%	14.8%
(11) I have to work long hours	65%	21.1%	3.4%	8.3%	2.3%
(12) I am having difficulties in communicating in English	17.6%	18%	4.9%	33.3%	26.2%