Measures
The measure for the dependent variable was dichotomously categorized as nurses wanting to change jobs due to work stress (yes vs. no). Principal registered nurse position settings with < 500 in frequency distribution were combined into one single category as Other; however, the position settings with ≥ 500 in frequency distribution were individually separated as a single category within the independent variable, principal RN position setting. The independent and covariate variables included nurse work settings, household income, gender, marital status, and ethnicity. Some of the covariates in the NSSRN survey data have been previously used in other studies19,20.