A theoretical model of job retention for home health care nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-310

  Ellenbecker, Carol Hall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health care; Job satisfaction retention; Model; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MODEL; NURSING; SALARY; THEORY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 4143106886     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03094.x     Document Type: Article

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