Understanding Nurse Turnover in Island-Based District Hospitals: Building Strategies for Retention and Workplace Support

This study explored the lived experiences, workplace challenges, and contextual factors influencing nurse turnover at Coron District Hospital, an island-based district hospital in Palawan. Anchored on the Job Demands–Resources Model, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Benner’s From Novice to Expert Theory, Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Theory, and Johnson’s Behavioral System Model, the study examined how organizational and contextual conditions shaped nurses’ retention and resignation decisions. A