Job satisfaction and turnover intent of primary healthcare nurses in rural South Africa: A questionnaire survey

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 371-383

  Delobelle, Peter ^a   Rawlinson, Jakes L ^b   Ntuli, Sam ^b   Malatsi, Inah ^b   Decock, Rika ^a   Depoorter, Anne Marie ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nurses; Primary health care; Questionnaire; Rural; South Africa; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651422990     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05496.x     Document Type: Article

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