Are rural and urban newly licensed nurses different? A longitudinal study of a nurse residency programme

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 779-791

  Bratt, Marilyn Meyer ^a   Baernholdt, Marianne ^b   Pruszynski, Jessica ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job stress; Nurse residency programme; Organisational commitment; Rural urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84908563704     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01483.x     Document Type: Article

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