To what extent do nurses and physicians working within the emergency department experience burnout: A review of the literature

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Potter, Caroline ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emergency; Literature review; Nursing; Physicians; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646764199     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.03.006     Document Type: Review

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