Factors influencing job satisfaction of front line nurse managers: A systematic review

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 768-783

  Lee, How ^a   Cummings, Greta G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nurse manager; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54049137647     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00879.x     Document Type: Review

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