The relationship between work empowerment and work stress perceived by nurses at long-term care facilities in Taipei city

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3050-3058

  Li, I Chuan ^a   Chen, Yu Ching ^a   Kuo, Huai Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nurses; Nursing; Taiwan; Work empowerment; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); TAIWAN;

EID: 53849143958     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02435.x     Document Type: Article

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