Emotional exhaustion and workarounds in acute care: Cross sectional tests of a theoretical framework

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 969-977

  Rathert, Cheryl ^a   Williams, Eric S ^b   Lawrence, Ericka R ^c   Halbesleben, Jonathon R B ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Nursing staff; Patient safety; Professional; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864012315     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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