How Healthcare Work Environments Influence Nurse Retention

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 303-307

  Erenstein, Colleen F ^a   McCaffrey, Ruth ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Nurse autonomy; Nurse retention; Work environment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 35848960314     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000298615.25222.de     Document Type: Article

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