Early retirement among Registered Nurses: Contributing factors

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-37

  Blakeley, Judith A ^a   Ribeiro, Violeta E S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contributing factors to early retirement; Retention of older nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT;

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NURSES; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT;

EID: 38349062635     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2007.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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