Promoting retention of nurses: A meta-Analytic examination of causes of nurse turnover

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 237-253

  Nei, Darin ^a   Snyder, Lori Anderson ^b   Litwiller, Brett J ^b  

^a HOGAN ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

leadership; network centrality; organizational commitment; retention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; META ANALYSIS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941880490     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000025     Document Type: Article

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