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

Table 6

Changes which would impact on decision to leave the profession.

Rank	Changes which would make nurses reconsider leaving the profession	Frequency of responses
(1)	Decreasing the working hours.	75
(2)	Access to continuing education and scholarships.	51
(3)	Improving the image of nursing and respect for nurses.	39
(4)	Salary increases.	38
(5)	Providing support services for nurses such as nursery and transport.	33
(6)	Decreasing workload.	24
(7)	Improving the working environment.	14
(9)	Separating genders in the work place.	13
(10)	Facilitating transfer between departments and disciplines.	9