Israelis' perceived motivation for choosing a nursing career

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 308-313

  Ben Natan, Merav ^a   Becker, Fainna ^a  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Career; Israel; Nursing; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949269522     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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