Nurses involved in whistleblowing incidents: Sequelae for their families

Collegian

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 101-106

  Wilkes, Lesley M ^a,b   Peters, Kath ^b   Weaver, Roslyn ^b   Jackson, Debra ^c  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family members; Nurses; Qualitative research; Supportive relationships; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NURSES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 80051568781     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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