Relationships between stressors, work supports, and burnout among cancer nurses

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-345

  Barnard, Debbie ^a,b,c   Street, Annette ^a   Love, Anthony W ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cancer nursing; Correlation; Occupational stress; Oncology; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; SAMPLE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 33746855498     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200607000-00013     Document Type: Article

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