Nurse intention to remain employed: Understanding and strengthening determinants

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-509

  Tourangeau, Ann E ^a   Cranley, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Intention to remain employed; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Retention; Survey; Theory development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746265297     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03934.x     Document Type: Article

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