Predictors of nurses' intentions to leave the organisation and the profession in Turkey

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 235-243

  Arslan Yurumezoglu, Havva ^a   Kocaman, Gulseren ^b  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burnout; Intention to leave; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959547779     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12305     Document Type: Article

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