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Professional association membership of nurses: Factors affecting membership and the decision to join an association
Author(s) -
Yeager Samuel J.,
Kline Mary
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770060203
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , join (topology) , professional association , psychology , nursing , medicine , public relations , political science , mathematics , combinatorics , psychotherapist
In this article factors such as education, employment characteristics, and association benefits which are associated with nurses joining and remaining in professional nursing associations are identified. The impact of these factors on association membership was determined through a survey of 225 nurses in one midwestern state. On the basis of these empirical results recommendations are made which should be useful to professional associations seeking to attract new members and keep their present ones.