This paper proposes an integrated approach to examining and dealing with the complex
issue of nurse recruitment, retention, healthcare quality and patient satisfaction. The paper …

The process of professionalization has been widely studied in nursing, but little is known
about it in dietetics. We explored the process of professionalization using an integrative …

This study aimed to explore the relationships between job satisfaction and organizational
commitment, role conflict and ambiguity, and demographic variables associated with …

A meta-analytic study was conducted to investigate the causal relationships among
individual, organizational and environmental factors related to nurses' intention to stay at or …

Research has identified a number of negative societal perceptions of nursing related to
gendered stereotyping, subordination to doctors, low academic standards, limited career …

This article reports on research that examines newly qualified UK nurses' experiences of
implementing their ideals and values in contemporary nursing practice. Findings are …

It is widely accepted that nursing as a career is viewed favourably by society in that it offers
job security, mobility and career variety. The main reason for choosing nursing in the 21st …

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study, based on interviews with over 130
nurses and midwives in four London Trust hospitals on: the main factors influencing nurse …

This article is a study of the competing academic and professional identity frameworks of
lecturers whose discipline has only recently become part of the business of higher …

In the nursing profession across the Western world, women outnumber men by a ratio of 10
to 1. The profession is often seen as being synonymous with being female and with …