Role stress in nurses: Review of related factors and strategies for moving forward

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-65

  Chang, Esther M ^a   Hancock, Karen M ^a   Johnson, Amanda ^a   Daly, John ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age and role stress; Role stress and nurses; Role stress and staffing; Role stress and violence; Role stress reduction

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK; VIOLENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 14844333079     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00221.x     Document Type: Review

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