Registered nurse empowerment and intent to leave current position and/or profession

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-391

  Zurmehly, Joyce ^a,b   Martin, Patricia A ^c   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^d  

^a Ohio Board of Nursing   (United States)

^b Ohio Board of Nursing   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Intent to leave position; Intent to leave profession; Job satisfaction; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSES; OHIO; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349184494     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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