Hospital nurses’ intentions to remain: Exploring a northern context

Health Care Manager

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-43

  Tallman, Rick ^a   Bruning, Nealia S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Management; Nurses; Retention; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18744414190     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200501000-00006     Document Type: Article

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