The influence of personal and workplace resources on new graduate nurses' job satisfaction
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 12 July 2013
Lisa M. Pineau Stam, Heather K. Spence Laschinger, Sandra Regan, Carol Wong
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Managers should ensure empowerment structures are in place to support new graduate nurses' job satisfaction, and Orientation processes and ongoing management support to build psychological capital will help create positive perceptions of the workplace, enhancing job satisfaction.
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Managers should ensure empowerment structures are in place to support new graduate nurses' job satisfaction. Orientation processes and ongoing management support to build psychological capital in new graduate nurses will help create positive perceptions of the workplace, enhancing job satisfaction.
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