A qualitative study of the Victorian critical care nurse labour force

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-10

  Turner, de Sales ^a   Ogle, K Robyn ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CRITICAL CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033085456     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(99)70506-0     Document Type: Article

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