Administrative stressors and nursing job outcomes in Australian public and non-profit health care organisations

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 1443-1452

  Teo, Stephen T T ^a   Yeung, Melissa ^b   Chang, Esther ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administrative stress; Australia; Commitment; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing; Occupational stress; Public and non profit health care; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859784662     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03871.x     Document Type: Article

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