Hospital nurses' work motivation

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 248-257

  Toode, Kristi ^a,b   Routasalo, Pirkko ^c   Helminen, Mika ^a,d   Suominen, Tarja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b North Estonia Medical Centre   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electronic survey; Hospital nurse; Self determination theory; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928925939     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12155     Document Type: Article

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