Does nurses’ health affect their intention to remain in their current position?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1088-1097

  Perry, Lin ^a   Gallagher, Robyn ^b   Duffield, Christine ^a,c   Sibbritt, David ^a   Bichel Findlay, Jen ^a   Nicholls, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

health; intention to leave; job satisfaction nurse; midwife

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84994177291     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12412     Document Type: Article

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