Factors influencing Turkish hospital nurses' attitudes towards their profession: A descriptive survey

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-127

  Altuntas, Serap ^a   Baykal, Ulku ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude toward profession; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing management; Nursing service

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TURKEY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78049431697     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2010.35.1.114     Document Type: Article

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