The impact of stress management on nurse productivity and retention

Nursing Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Milliken, Tammi F ^a   Clements, Paul T ^a   Tillman, Harry J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548294146     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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