Providing a healthy work environment for nurses: The influence on retention

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-315

  Cohen, Jayne ^a   Stuenkel, Diane ^a   Nguyen, Quyen ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nursing work environment; Retention; Supervisor support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349869256     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181a4699a     Document Type: Article

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