Job satisfaction and intentions to leave of new nurses

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 536-548

  Peterson, Jessica ^a   McGillis Hall, Linda ^a   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a   Cockerill, Rhonda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

intention to leave; Job Demands Control Support model; job satisfaction; new nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255161934     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987111422423     Document Type: Article

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