Leaving the organization or the profession - a multilevel analysis of nurses' intentions

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 616-626

  Simon, Michael ^a   Müller, Bernd Hans ^b   Hasselhorn, Hans Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Leaving intentions; Nursing personnel; Nursing turnover; Regression model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449158031     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05204.x     Document Type: Article

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