Thirty years of nursing turnover research: Looking back to move forward

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-28

  Gilmartin, Mattia J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptual models; nurse turnover; theory development; voluntary turnover theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; JOB SATISFACTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING VOLUNTARY TURNOVER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 84872319781     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558712449056     Document Type: Review

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