Towards an integrated approach for the management of ageing nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-212

  Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^a   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^b   Viens, Chantal ^c   Brabant, Louise Hamelin ^c   Gélinas, Céline ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generation; Healthy workplace; Nursing management; Retention strategies

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETIREMENT; REWARD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645067643     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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