A theoretical model of ageing hospital nurses' well-being at work

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1037-1046

  Utriainen, Kati ^a   Kyngäs, Helvi ^a   Nikkilä, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Nurses; Theoretical model; Well being at work

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGING; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 81155150301     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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