Clinical ladder: Nurses' perceptions and satisfiers

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Riley, Joann K ^a,d   Rolband, Debbie H ^b   James, Diana ^c   Norton, H James ^b  

^a Clinical Nurse Specialist Nursing Research

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Queens University   (United States)

^d Carolina Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 65249146716     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31819c9cc0     Document Type: Article

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