Nurses' intention to leave their profession: A cross sectional observational study in 10 European countries

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-184

  Heinen, Maud M ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^a   Schwendimann, René ^b   Zander, Britta ^c   Matthews, Anne ^d   Kózka, Maria ^e   Ensio, Anneli ^f   Sjetne, Ingeborg Strømseng ^g   Casbas, Teresa Moreno ^h   Ball, Jane ⁱ   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a,j  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^h INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

ⁱ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Burnout; Hospital; Intention to leave; Nursing staff; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 84872398979     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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