The older nurse in the workplace: Does age matter?

Nursing Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 282-289

  Norman, Linda D ^a   Donelan, Karen ^b   Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Willis, Georgianna ^b   Williams, Mamie ^a   Ulrich, Beth ^c   Dittus, Robert ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Nurseweek Publishing Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 29744469795     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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