Commitment to nursing: Results of a qualitative interview study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-221

  Gould, Dinah ^a,b   Fontenla, Marina ^a  

^a School of Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Nursing Midwifery and Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Continuing professional education; Family friendly policy; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; REWARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GOALS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33645064538     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00577.x     Document Type: Review

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