Does public image of nurses matter?

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 196-205

  Takase, Miyuki ^a   Kershaw, Esme ^b   Burt, Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nurses' self concept; Performance; Public image of nurses; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0036659050     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2002.127014     Document Type: Article

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