Jordanian Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Intent to Stay: Comparing Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Mrayyan, Majd T ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Intent to stay; Job satisfaction; Jordan; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 34249033743     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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