Self-reported perceptions of Registered Nurses working in Australian hospitals

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-413

  Day, Gary ^a,c   Minichiello, Victor ^b   Madison, Jeanne ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude to work; Job security; Morale; Nursing; Team interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247473891     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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