Registered nurse job satisfaction and collective bargaining unit membership status

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 471-476

  Pittman, Jennifer ^a  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34948822256     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000285148.87612.72     Document Type: Article

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