Effective strategies for nurse retention in acute hospitals: A mixed method study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-194

  Van den Heede, Koen ^a   Florquin, Mieke ^b   Bruyneel, Luk ^a   Aiken, Linda ^c   Diya, Luwis ^a   Lesaffre, Emmanuel ^a,d   Sermeus, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intention to leave; Mixed method design; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BELGIUM; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY;

EID: 84872409374     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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