Emotions at work: What is the link to patient and staff safety? Implications for nurse managers in the NHS

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-237

  Smith, Pam ^a   Pearson, Pauline H ^b   Ross, Fiona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotions; Leaders; Organizations; Professionals and users; Risk; Safety; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMOTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549158532     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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