Assessing intervention effectiveness for reducing stress in student nurses: Quantitative systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 709-721

  Galbraith, Niall D ^a   Brown, Katherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cognitive reappraisal; Relaxation; Stress; Student nurses; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RELAXATION THERAPY; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 79952722432     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05549.x     Document Type: Review

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