A model of job satisfaction of nurses: A reflection of nurses' working lives in Mainland China

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 468-479

  Lu, Hong ^a   While, Alison E ^b   Louise Barriball, K ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job turnover; Mainland China; Nursing; Occupational stress; Organizational commitment; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 34249109412     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04233.x     Document Type: Article

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