The experience of being an older staff nurse

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-56

  Letvak, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Older nurses; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0037313087     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945902238835     Document Type: Article

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