Non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction among professional nurses in South African hospitals

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1115-1125

  Bekker, Monique ^a   Coetzee, Siedine K ^a   Klopper, Hester C ^a   Ellis, Suria M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Non nursing task; Nursing tasks left undone; Professional nurse; South africa

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKLOAD;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84946412649     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12261     Document Type: Article

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