Turnover of registered nurses in Israel: Characteristics and predictors

Health Policy

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 203-213

  Toren, Orly ^a   Zelker, Revital ^a   Lipschuetz, Michal ^a   Riba, Shoshana ^b   Reicher, Sima ^b   Nirel, Nurit ^c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community and hospital nurses; Nursing workforce; Satisfaction; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; OCCUPATION; REGISTER; TURNOVER TIME; WORKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859758591     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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