Job satisfaction in mainland China: Comparing critical care nurses and general ward nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1725-1736

  Zhang, Aihua ^a   Tao, Hong ^b   Ellenbecker, Carol Hall ^c   Liu, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care nurse; Job satisfaction; Job turnover; Mainland China; Nurse shortage; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL CARE NURSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB TURNOVER; MAINLAND CHINA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE SHORTAGE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CRITICAL CARE NURSE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB TURNOVER; MAINLAND CHINA; NURSE SHORTAGE; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHINA; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 84880322172     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12033     Document Type: Article

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