Nurse practitioners' job satisfaction and intent to leave current positions, the nursing profession, and the nurse practitioner role as a direct care provider

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-50

  De Milt, Darcie G ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b   McNulty, Sister Rita ^c  

^a Case Western Reserve University ^*  (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Misener NP Job Satisfaction Scale; Nurse practitioners; Retention; Satisfaction; Work environments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650858367     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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