Coping with organizational stress among hospital nurses in Southern Ontario

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 453-459

  Tyson, Paul D ^a   Pongruengphant, Rana ^b   Aggarwal, Bela ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coping; Job satisfaction; Nursing; Occupational stress; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036582811     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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