Quality of work life as a predictor of nurses' intention to leave units, organisations and the profession

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 521-531

  Lee, Ya Wen ^a,b   Dai, Yu Tzu ^c,d   Mccreary, Linda L ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intention to leave the organisation; Intention to leave the profession; Intention to leave the unit; Nursing profession; Nursing work environment; Quality of work life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84929023010     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12166     Document Type: Article

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