Stress and distress in pediatric nurses: Lessons from baby K

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-232

  Perkin, Ronald M ^a   Young, Tammy ^a   Freier, M Catherin ^a   Allen, Juanita ^a   Orr, Robert D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CASE REPORT; CONFLICT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN RE BABY K; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; IN RE BABY K;

ANENCEPHALY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRITICAL CARE; ETHICS, NURSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031135083     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.3.225     Document Type: Article

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