Understanding the nursing workforce: A longitudinal study of Australian nurses six years after graduate study

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Pelletier, Dianne ^a   Donoghue, Judith ^a,b   Duffield, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career paths; Graduate education; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS;

CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTIVATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645459797     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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