Emotional stability of nurses: Impact on patient safety

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2088-2096

  Teng, Ching I ^a   Chang, Shin Shin ^b   Hsu, Kuang Hung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional stability; Nursing; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STANDARD; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349085284     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05072.x     Document Type: Article

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