An examination of retention factors among registered practical nurses in north-eastern Ontario, Canada

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Nowrouzi, B ^a   Rukholm, E ^a   Lariviere M ^a   Carter, L ^b   Koren, I ^a   Mian, O ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Licensed practical nurses; Recruitment; Registered practical nurses; Retention; Workplaces

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING SHORTAGE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SATISFACTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKFORCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932115908     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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