Predictors of registered nurses' organizational commitment and intent to stay

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Gregory, Deborah M ^a,b   Way, Christine Y ^a,b   LeFort, Sandra ^a   Barrett, Brendan J ^a,b   Parfrey, Patrick S ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intent to stay; Model testing; Nurses; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMOTION; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYER; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; SAMPLE; VARIANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTENTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY;

EID: 34247253124     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000267788.79190.f4     Document Type: Article

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