Job stress, recognition, job performance and intention to stay at work among Jordanian hospital nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-236

  Abualrub, Raeda Fawzi ^a,b   Al Zaru, Ibtisam Moawiah ^a  

^a Jordan University of Science and Technology ^*  (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Intention to stay at work; Jordan; Nurses; Performance; Recognition; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 40449132826     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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