Changes in nurse satisfaction in California, 2004 to 2008

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 564-572

  Spetz, Joanne ^a   Herrera, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Work environment; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77957162176     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01117.x     Document Type: Article

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