Impact and determinants of nurse turnover: A pan-Canadian study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1073-1086

  O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a   Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^a,b,c   Shamian, Judith ^d   Li, Xiaoqiang ^a   Hayes, Laureen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Victorian Order of Nurses   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services research; Nursing management; Outcomes; Quality of work environment; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649420260     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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