Closing the RN engagement gap: Which drivers of engagement matter?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 265-272

  Rivera, Reynaldo R ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b   Boyle, Suzanne M ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958136805     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31821c476c     Document Type: Article

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