Addressing the turnover issue among new nurses from a generational viewpoint

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 724-733

  Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^a,b   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^c   Gélinas, Céline ^a   Desforges, Nicole ^a   Marchionni, Caroline ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generation; Retention; Turnover; Work environment; Young nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 51149105008     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2007.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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