A systematic review of what factors attract and retain nurses in aged and dementia care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 156-167

  Chenoweth, Lynn ^a,b   Jeon, Yun Hee ^c   Merlyn, Teri ^a   Brodaty, Henry ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Dementia care; Nurse workforce; Recruitment; Retention; Review

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 73149124255     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02955.x     Document Type: Review

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