Nurses' work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals: Implications for policy and practice

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-214

  El Jardali, Fadi ^a   Alameddine, Mohamad ^a   Dumit, Nuhad ^a   Dimassi, Hani ^b   Jamal, Diana ^a   Maalouf, Salwa ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Hospital size; Intent to leave; Lebanon; Nurses; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEBANON; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEBANON; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 79151483923     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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