The Significance of Sense of Coherence for the Perceptions of Task Characteristics and Stress during Interruptions Amongst a Sample of Public Health Nurses in Hong Kong: Implications for Nursing Management

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-280

  Shiu, Ann Tak Ying ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MOTHER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; MOTHERS; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032134737     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00350.x     Document Type: Article

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