Health promotion in nurses: Is there a healthy nurse in the house?

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-215

  McElligott, Deborah ^a   Siemers, Sarah ^a   Thomas, Lily ^b   Kohn, Nina ^b,c  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650293154     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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