The burnout of nursing staff working with challenging behaviour clients in hospital-based bungalows and a community unit

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 56-64

  Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Corbett, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031991762     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(98)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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