An investigation of job satisfaction, organizational commitment and role conflict and ambiguity in a sample of Chinese undergraduate nursing students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-314

  Wu, L ^a   Norman, I J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Job satisfaction; Nursing student; Role conflict and ambiguity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WORK;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33646114737     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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