Paper
Friday, July 15, 2005
This presentation is part of : Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Research on Nursing Morale
A Quantitative Approach to Measuring Morale
Gary E. Day, RN, EM, DipAppSc, BNurs, MHM, AFCHSE, CHE, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and Jeanne Madison, RN, MPH, PhD, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

This presentation will discuss a quantitative methodological approach to the exploration and measurement of the morale of nurses. The paper will discuss in detail the challenges faced with using such an approach. The paper will also present information regarding the survey instrument development.