Occupational stress, job satisfaction, and working environment among Icelandic nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 875-889

  Sveinsdóttir, Herdís ^a   Biering, Páll ^a   Ramel, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Occupational stress; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ICELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33746857309     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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