The canaries in the coal mine speak: Why someone should (and should not) become a nurse

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-350

  Lynn, Mary R ^a   Redman, Richard W ^b   Zomorodi, Meg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Becoming a nurse; Career; Commitment; Extrinsic; Intrinsic; Satisfaction; Work environment; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750592153     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006216-200610000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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