Do we really understand how to retain nurses?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 262-270

  O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a,b   Duffield, Christine ^b   Hayes, Laureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Nurse retention; Nurse turnover; Nursing management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33645710521     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00611.x     Document Type: Review

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