Retaining nurses in their employing hospitals and in the profession: Effects of job preference, unpaid overtime, importance of earnings and stress

Health Policy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-72

  Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla ^a,c   Denton, Margaret ^b   Davies, Sharon ^b   Baumann, Andrea ^c   Blythe, Jennifer ^c   Boos, Linda ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Full time; Importance of earnings; Job preference; Part time and casual nurses; Retention; Stress; Unpaid overtime

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB STRESS; MALE; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING; OCCUPATION; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORK CAPACITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33748751278     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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