Nurses' job dissatisfaction and turnover intention: Methodological myths and an alternative approach

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-217

  Takase, Miyuki ^a   Maude, Phillip ^a   Manias, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Methodological issues; Nurses' job dissatisfaction; Nurses' turnover intention; Nursing shortage; Person environment fit

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MYTHOLOGY; NURSES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 28944436636     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00232.x     Document Type: Review

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