SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO-A rapid qualitative study of principal deteriorating factors experienced by nurses relating to their intentions to leave their current position in a medical hospital department.

The lack of nurses in the department caused missed nursing care, which affected the nurses' job satisfaction and intentions to leave their positions. Future research initiatives must focus on evaluating successful interventions to maintain the nurses in the positions. Further knowledge, is also needed, to investigate how we can change the downward spiral to a story of retention success.