Issues influencing psychiatric nurse retention during the first year of employment: A case analysis

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Karlowicz, Karen A ^a   Ternus, Mona P ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychiatric nursing; Recruitment; Retention; Role clarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049160103     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2008.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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