Stress in emergency departments: Experiences of nurses and doctors

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 31-37

  Healy, Sonya ^a   Tyrrell, Mark ^b  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Distress; Fatigue; Stress related incidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80052512922     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2011.07.19.4.31.c8611     Document Type: Review

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