Levels of occupational stress in the remote area nursing workforce

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 235-241

  Opie, Tessa ^a   Dollard, Maureen ^a   Lenthall, Sue ^b   Wakerman, John ^b   Dunn, Sandra ^c   Knight, Sabina ^b   MacLeod, Martha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job demands resources model; Occupational stress; Remote area nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78649709539     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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