The nurse work environment, job satisfaction and turnover rates in rural and urban nursing units

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 994-1001

  Baernholdt, Marianne ^a   Mark, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nurse work environment; Rural urban; Turnover rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450189681     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01027.x     Document Type: Article

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