Reasons to leave: The motives of first-line nurse managers' for leaving their posts

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-302

  Skytt, Bernice ^a,b   Ljunggren, Birgitta ^c   Carlsson, Marianne ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

First line nurse manager; Reorganization; Support; Turnover; Work situation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 33947283232     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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