Nurses with disabilities: Self-reported experiences as hospital employees

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1524-1535

  Matt, Susan B ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Grounded theory; Health care; Legal issues; Nursing; Occupational health; Quality of life; Social support; Work environment; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GROUNDED THEORY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54049110409     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308325295     Document Type: Article

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