Nurse practitioner job satisfaction: Looking for successful outcomes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 17-18, 2013, Pages 2593-2604

  Pasarón, Raquel ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Scale; Nurse practitioner retention; Nurse practitioner role integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MISENER NURSE PRACTITIONER JOB SATISFACTION SCALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE PRACTITIONER RETENTION; NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE INTEGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

MISENER NURSE PRACTITIONER JOB SATISFACTION SCALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER RETENTION; NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE INTEGRATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84880506925     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04331.x     Document Type: Article

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