An exploratory study identifying the programme related stressors amongst qualified nurses completing part-time degree courses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 731-738

  Evans, William ^a   Brown, Gary ^a   Timmins, Fiona ^b   Nicholl, Honor ^b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age related stressors; Nurse education; Programmatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548187532     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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