Job satisfaction, occupational commitment and intent to stay among Chinese nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 539-549

  Wang, Lin ^a   Tao, Hong ^b   Ellenbecker, Carol H ^c   Liu, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intent to stay; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing shortage; Nursing staff; Occupational commitment; Retention; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856776944     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05755.x     Document Type: Article

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