Making patients better: A qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses' reasons for working in surgical areas

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1134-1140

  Mackintosh, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career preferences; Nursing; Qualitative; Semi structured interviews; Socialization; Surgical nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34248999755     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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