Does clinical supervision promote medical-surgical nurses' well-being at work? A quasi-experimental 4-year follow-up study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-413

  Koivu, Aija ^a   Saarinen, Pirjo I ^a   Hyrkas, Kristiina ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Clinical supervision; Nurses; Psychological distress; Quasi experimental study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84860244972     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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