Job embeddedness as a nurse retention strategy for rural hospitals

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-35

  Stroth, Chandra ^a  

^a Three Rivers Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73549086522     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181c47d30     Document Type: Article

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