Predictors of hospital nurses' intent to stay: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey Shanghai, China

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-554

  Wang, L ^a   Tao, H ^c   Ellenbecker, C H ^d   Liu, X H ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intent to Stay; Job Satisfaction; Mainland China; Nursing Shortage; Occupational Commitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORECASTING; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868707512     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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