Nurses' leaving intentions: Antecedents and mediating factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-306

  Takase, Miyuki ^a   Yamashita, Noriko ^a   Oba, Keiko ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Management; Nursing; Organizational behaviour; Quantitative approaches; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 42449155823     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04554.x     Document Type: Article

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