Complexity of care is associated with distressing environmental factors

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-192

  Solomon, Deborah ^a,c   Albert, Nancy ^a   Sun, Zhiyuan ^a   Bowers, Anna Mary ^a,b   Molnar, Marci ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph's College of Maine   (United States)

^c St Joseph's College of Maine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; complexity of care; environmental stress factors; role responsibilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958859842     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e318221f2d3     Document Type: Article

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