Psychological consequences of bullying for hospital and aged care nurses

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-546

  Rodwell, J ^a   Demir, D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged Care; Australia; Bullying; Depression; Hospital; Psychological Distress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BULLYING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868677766     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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