Employer retention strategies and their effect on nurses' job satisfaction and intent to stay

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-58

  Ellenbecker, Carol Hall ^a   Samia, Linda ^a   Cushman, Margaret J ^a   Porell, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care; Home healthcare nurse; Intent to stay; Job satisfaction; Nurse retension; Retention strategies; Shared governance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; JOB SATISFACTION; NEW ENGLAND; NURSES; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947713925     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v26n01_04     Document Type: Article

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