Job satisfaction and importance for intensive care unit research coordinators: Results from binational survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1640-1650

  Rickard, Claire M ^a   Roberts, Brigit L ^b   Foote, Jonathon ^c   McGrail, Matthew R ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing; Questionnaires; Research personnel

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 34548217679     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01713.x     Document Type: Article

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