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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 5 (2018), Article ID 5:IJNCP-277, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/277
Review Article
Nurses' Work Motivation and the Factors Affecting It: A Scoping Review

Reem A Baljoon1,2*, Hasnah E Banjar3 and Maram A Banakhar3

1Nurse Clinician, King Faisal Special Hospital &Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2Master student in science of nursing administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Reem A Baljoon, King Faisal Special Hospital & Research Centre, P.O.Box 40047, MBC J-102, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia, Tel:+966598000661; E-mail: remacute@hotmail.com
01 April 2018; 23 April 2018; 25 April 2018
Baljoon RA, Banjar HE, Banakhar MA (2018) Nurses' Work Motivation and the Factors Affecting It: A Scoping Review. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 5: 277. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/277

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