The Missing Link: Using Emotional Intelligence to Reduce Workplace Stress and Workplace Violence in Our Nursing and Other Health Care Professions

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 360-368

  Littlejohn, Patricia ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Nursing; Stress; Workplace environment; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869789017     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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