Graduate nurses' perceptions of mismatches between themselves and their jobs and association with intent to leave employment: A longitudinal survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1521-1530

  Takase, Miyuki ^a   Nakayoshi, Yoko ^b   Teraoka, Sachiko ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competence; Employee turnover; Longitudinal survey; New graduate nurses; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 84869890254     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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