Sustaining the rural workforce: Nursing perspectives on worklife challenges

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Hunsberger, Mabel ^a   Baumann, Andrea ^a   Blythe, Jennifer ^a   Crea, Mary ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

AGRICULTURE; CAREER MOBILITY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 58049169522     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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