Nurses’ job satisfaction: A meta-analysis of related variables

Nursing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 36-41

  Blegen, Mary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027344205     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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