Intention to 'leave' or 'stay' in nursing

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-255

  McCarthy, Geraldine ^a,b   Tyrrell, Mark P ^a   Lehane, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intent to leave stay; Management; Retention; Turnover; Workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33947258415     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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