Nurses' job satisfaction in their early career: Is it the same for all branches of nursing?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-134

  Murrells, Trevor ^a   Robinson, Sarah ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early career; Job satisfaction; Measurement scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58049163900     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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