Communication, training, well-being, and commitment across nurse generations

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Brunetto, Yvonne ^a   Farr Wharton, Rod ^b   Shacklock, Kate ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Generational cohorts; Psychological; Supervisor nurse communication relationship; Training and development; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84855519237     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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