Developing human capital: What is the impact on nurse turnover?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-748

  Rondeau, Kent V ^a   Williams, Eric S ^b   Wagar, Terry H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human capital; Nurse turnover; Training and development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MANPOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 68949122856     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00988.x     Document Type: Article

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