Let's be professional about this: Ideology and the psychological contracts of registered nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 547-555

  O'Donohue, Wayne ^a   Nelson, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment relationship; Professional ideology; Psychological contract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34250377291     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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