Understanding New registered nurses' intent to stay at their jobs

Nursing Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-98

  Kovner, Christine T ^a   Brewer, Carol S ^b   Greene, William ^c   Fairchild, Susan ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649286719     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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