BACKGROUND Nurses are essential to the health care delivery system especially to meet the health related millennium development goals. However, despite the significant shortage of nurses in Ethiopia, research in the country regarding nurses' intent to stay in their profession is lacking. This study assessed intent to stay in the nursing profession and associated factors among nurses working in ...

he decision to organize a country’s monetary strategy around the direct targeting of inflation rests upon a number of economic arguments about what monetary policy can and cannot do. Over the last twenty years, a consensus has been emerging in the economics profession that activist monetary policy to stimulate output and reduce unemployment beyond their sustainable levels leads to higher inflat...

An influenza pandemic threatens to be the most lethal public health crisis to confront the world. Physicians will have critical roles in diagnosis, containment and treatment of influenza, and their commitment to treat despite increased personal risks is essential for a successful public health response. The obligations of the medical profession stem from the unique skills of its practitioners, ...

background: to develop nursing education and promote nursing strategies, there is a need for a staff with positive attitude. the present study was conducted to compare the attitudes among clinical nurses and nursing students toward the nursing profession. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, 313 clinical nurses and 81 nursing students (total n = 394) of tehran, iran, were selected ...

If the profession regards the pricing as satisfactory the new consultant contractl is likely to be implemented. The basis of the contract is a "standard" commitment of 10 notional halfdays (NHDs) a week. These would comprise eight clinical sessions, one session to take account of continuing commitment to patient care outside normal working hours, and one to cover administrative duties. Provisio...

BACKGROUND The traditional view of general practice holds that only general practitioners (GPs) in full-time clinical practice can provide quality patient care. Nevertheless, increasing numbers of GPs are choosing to work sessionally, that is, ostensibly "part-time". There are concerns about the health workforce's ability to meet demand and also fears that patient care may be compromised. We so...

Organizations are increasingly recognizing their workers as valuable resources. Therefore, workforce planning and policies that minimize the voluntary turnover of IT professionals are important. Using cognitive dissonance theory as a theoretical foundation, we propose and test research hypotheses that combine traditional voluntary turnover constructs with constructs of interest to the IT profes...