Tenure, mobility and retention of nurses in Queensland, Australia: 2001 and 2004

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-293

  Eley, Rob ^a,b   Buikstra, Elizabeth ^a   Plank, Ashley ^a   Hegney, Desley ^a   Parker, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mobility; Nurse; Retention; Tenure; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947268067     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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