Enhancing work motivation for japanese female nurses in small to medium-sized private hospitals by analyzing job satisfaction

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-245

  Kudo, Yasushi ^a   Kido, Shigeri ^b   Shahzad, Machiko Taruzuka ^b   Shida, Kyoko ^c   Satoh, Toshihiko ^d   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^d  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intrinsic job; Job satisfaction; Nurse; Questionnaire; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPANESE; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICAL NURSE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77950399550     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.220.237     Document Type: Article

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