Influencing factors on professional commitment in Iranian nurses: A qualitative study

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 301-308

  Jafaraghaee, Fateme ^a   Mehrdad, Neda ^b,d   Parvizy, Soroor ^c  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Commitment; Iran; nurses; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935431283     PISSN: 17359066     EISSN: 22285504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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