Job stressors and social support behaviors: Comparing intensive Care Units to wards in Jordan

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-175

  Mrayyan, Majd T ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

ICUs; Job stressors; Jordan; Nurses; Retention and recruitment; Social support behaviors; Wards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JORDAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JORDAN; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67651009599     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.673.31.2.163     Document Type: Article

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