Galbany Estragués, PaolaGiménez Lajara, Miguel ÁngelJodar i Solà, GlòriaCasañas, RocioRomeu, Maria (Romeu Labayen)Gómez Gamboa, EncarnaCanet Vélez, Olga2025-02-172025-02-172024-04-200897-1897https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218871Aim: This study explores nurses’ experiences in migration for employment and professional abandonment in Barcelona (Spain). Methods: Employing a mixed-design approach comprising 1) a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study, followed by 2) a subsequent cross-sectional study, 20 and 225 nurses participated in each study, respectively. Qualitative data, gathered through 4 focus group discussions, underwent inductive thematic analysis, following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guidelines, while quantitative data were descriptively analyzed. Findings: Three qualitative themes emerged: 1) Migration motives, such as improved job opportunities, permanent contracts, continuous training, and professional recognition; 2) Reasons for leaving or contemplating leaving the profession, including excessive workload, lack of recognition, limited development, and exhaustion; 3) Nurses’ needs, encompassing more staffing, improved remuneration, permanent contracts, flexible schedules, greater autonomy, and career growth. The cross-sectional study revealed a 13.5 % professional abandonment rate at some point across all demographics and seniority levels. Migration trends varied by professional experience, with younger nurses seeking better conditions and opportunities elsewhere. Conclusions: Multifactorial causes underlie job migration and professional abandonment, necessitating comprehensive interventions to improve nurses’ working and professional conditions.  7 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Galbany Estragués, Paola et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Satisfacció en el treballInfermeriaCondicions de treballJob satisfactionNursingWork environmentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7499322025-02-17info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess38796251