Freshmen in nursing: Job motives and work values of a new generation

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-64

  De Cooman, Rein ^a,b   De Gieter, Sara ^a   Pepermans, Roland ^a   Du Bois, Cindy ^a   Caers, Ralf ^a   Jegers, Marc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Faculty for Psychology and Educational Science   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Altruism; Job motives; Nursing; Work motivation; Work values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 38349022646     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2007.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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