Securing intensive care: Towards a better understanding of intensive care nurses' perceived work pressure and turnover intention

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-40

  Van Dam, Karen ^a   Meewis, Mauk ^b   van der Heijden, Beatrice I J M ^a,c,d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Nurses; Nursing; Turnover intention; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871291355     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05981.x     Document Type: Article

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