Supervisors are central to work characteristics affecting nurse outcomes

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 310-319

  Rodwell, John ^a,c   Noblet, Andrew ^a   Demir, Defne ^a   Steane, Peter ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Commitment; Justice; Satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 69549126256     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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