Mistreatment from patients and nurses’ career withdrawal intention: does political skill matter?

Based on conservation of resources theory, we propose that mistreatment from patients can affect nurses’ career withdrawal intention through job burnout. We further suggest that these effects are contingent upon political skill. A study of 277 nurses from three hospitals located in China revealed a positive relationship between mistreatment from patients and nurses’ career withdrawal intention. Job burnout mediated the relationship between...