Job satisfaction of Italian nurses: An exploratory study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-312

  Cortese, Claudio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospital organization; Job satisfaction; Nurse management; Nurse supervisors' style; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33947227867     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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