Night shift work experiences among Iranian nurses: A qualitative study: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 498-503

  Nasrabadi, A N ^a   Rasoolzadeh, N ^a   Emami, A ^b,c   Seif, H ^d   Latifi, M ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Iran; Learning Opportunities; Night Work; Nurses; Qualitative Research; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NIGHT CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70449465417     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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