Role transition and emotional labour: Understanding the impact of a nursing development unit on staff and on the therapeutic milieu

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 286-293

  Scholes, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Emotional labour; Evaluation; Nursing development unit; Role transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040153205     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969600100407     Document Type: Article

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