Comparison between nurses' professional needs and their perceptions of their job

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 28-33

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

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nurses in australia; Nurses' professional needs; Occupational characteristics; The person environment fit; Work behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645452331     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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