Exploring the burden of emergency care: Predictors of stress-health outcomes in emergency nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1317-1328

  Adriaenssens, Jef ^a   De Gucht, Veronique ^a   Van Der Doef, Margot ^a   Maes, Stan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency nurse; Fatigue; Job satisfaction; Occupational stress; Psychosomatic distress; Social support; Turnover intention; Work engagement; Work environment; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BELGIUM; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955730477     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05599.x     Document Type: Article

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