Interventions that promote retention of experienced registered nurses in health care settings: A systematic review

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1027-1041

  Lartey, Sarah ^a   Cummings, Greta ^b   Profetto Mcgrath, Joanne ^b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experienced nurses; Nurses; Retention; Systematic review; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PERSONNEL LOYALTY;

EID: 84939264860     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12105     Document Type: Article

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