The relationship between social skills and early resignation Japanese novice nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 659-667

  Niitsuma, Mayuko ^a   Katsuki, Takeshi ^b   Sakuma, Yumiko ^a   Sato, Chifumi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JOBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Early resignation; KiSS 18; Novice nurses; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RETIREMENT; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETIREMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864323548     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01256.x     Document Type: Article

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