Work-related stress of registered nurses in a hospital setting

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-14

  Hall, Debra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Occupational stress; Social support; Systems barriers; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROL; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; TRAUMA CENTERS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2142713185     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200401000-00002     Document Type: Article

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