Balancing professional and personal satisfaction of nurse managers: Current and future perspectives in a changing health care system

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 321-330

  Thorpe, Karran ^a   Loo, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Changing roles; Continuing challenges; Nurse managers; Professional and personal satisfaction; Training and development needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0141890857     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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