Attributes of nursing work environment as predictors of registered nurses' job satisfaction and intention to leave

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 429-439

  Choi, Sandy Pin Pin ^a   Cheung, Kin ^a   Pang, Samantha Mei Che ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Intention to leave; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Survey; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876166674     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01415.x     Document Type: Article

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