The nurse manager: Job satisfaction, the nursing shortage and retention

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 286-295

  Andrews, Diane Randall ^a   Dziegielewski, Sophia F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nursing shortage; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 21344450948     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00567.x     Document Type: Review

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