Pilot study for evidence-based nursing management: Improving the levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intent to leave among nurses in Turkey

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-228

  Yurumezoglu, Havva Arslan ^a   Kocaman, Gulseren ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evidence based management; Intent to leave; Job satisfaction; Nursing; Organizational commitment; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PILOT PROJECTS; TURKEY;

EID: 84861580693     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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