Reward preferences of nurses: a marketing concept viewpoint.
A survey of 500 nurses in a midwestern urban area was conducted to determine their preferences for intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in their jobs. This study indicates that in light of the expectancy/valence principle of motivation, hospitals and other employers of nursing services that individualize reward offerings should be in a much better position to recruit, and retain, nurses.
D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009042:Motivation; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010559:Personnel Management; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012201:Reward; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States