Table 1.

Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
• Published between 2000 and 2016. • Written in English language. • Peer-reviewed original research. • Explores issues related to job satisfaction and the retention of registered nurses employed in PHC settings.	• Literature reviews, discussion papers, dissertations and theses. • Papers focussed on advanced practice nurses / Nurse Practitioners. • Papers focussed on nursing speciality areas. • Data about nurses aggregated with other nursing specialties and health professionals. • Nurses employed in residential settings.