Generational differences in distress, attitudes and incivility among nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 970-980

  Leiter, Michael P ^a   Price, Sheri L ^b   Spence Laschinger, Heather K ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Civility; Generation; Incivility; Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78649398859     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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