Faces of the nursing shortage: Influences on staff nurses' intentions to leave their positions or nursing

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 264-270

  Lynn, Mary R ^a   Redman, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INCOME; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18544388222     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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