Perception of ethical climate and its relationship to nurses' demographic characteristics and job satisfaction

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-246

  Goldman, Anny ^a   Tabak, Nili ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethical climate; Job satisfaction; Nurse satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 77649261545     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009352048     Document Type: Article

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