Job satisfaction among Iranian hospital-based practicing nurses: Examining the influence of self-expectation, social interaction and organisational situations

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 522-533

  Ravari, Ali ^a   Bazargan, Mohsen ^b   Vanaki, Zohre ^c   Mirzaei, Tayebe ^d  

^a Rafsanjan Medical University   (Iran)

^b CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hospital nurse; Hybrid model; Iran; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MODEL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84861210606     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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