Regional differences among employed nurses: A Queensland study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Henwood, Tim ^a   Eley, Robert ^b   Parker, Deborah ^a   Tuckett, Anthony ^a   Hegney, Desley ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nursing; Regional; Remote; Rural; Working life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NURSES; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 68149162282     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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