Virtues, work satisfactions and psychological wellbeing among nurses

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-219

  Burke, Ronald J ^a   Ng, Eddy S W ^b   Fiksenbaum, Lisa ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Job satisfaction; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; FEMALE; GRATITUDE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MORALITY; NURSE; OPTIMISM; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 76749164835     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: 1753836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538350910993403     Document Type: Article

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