Psychometric analysis of the brisbane practice environment measure (B-PEM)

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-82

  Flint, Anndrea ^a   Farrugia, Charles ^b   Courtney, Mary ^c   Webster, Joan ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Latrobe Health Centre   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Job satisfaction; Measure; Nursing; Practice environment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77950927594     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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