Generational differences in registered nurse turnover

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-223

  LeVasseur, Sandra A ^a   Wang, Chen Yen ^a   Mathews, Barbara ^a   Boland, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Generational differences; Registered nurses; Turnover

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76249085720     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409356477     Document Type: Article

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