Staffing and job satisfaction: Nurses and nursing assistants

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 465-471

  Kalisch, Beatrice ^a   Lee, Kyung Hee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Nurse; Nursing assistant; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSES' AIDES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899832328     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12012     Document Type: Article

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