Stress and coping in Singaporean nurses: A literature review

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-258

  Lim, Joanne ^a   Bogossian, Fiona ^a   Ahern, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Literature review; Nurses; Singapore; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954170447     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00514.x     Document Type: Review

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