Greek intensive and emergency care nurses' perception of their public image: A phenomenological approach

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-116

  Karanikola, Maria N K ^a   Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth D E ^a   Nicolaou, Christiana ^a   Koutroubas, Anna ^b   Lemonidou, Chrysoula ^c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Offering; Professional role; Professional satisfaction; Public image; Status; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79951805826     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3182052250     Document Type: Article

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