Dependency in autonomous caring - night nurses' working conditions for caring in nursing

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 312-320

  Gustafsson, Christine ^a,b   Fagerberg, Ingegerd ^c   Asp, Margareta ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Caring Science   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care of older people; Caring; Caring in nursing; Municipal nursing; Night nursing; Thematic content analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE;

NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 77953986384     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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