Nurse manager cognitive decision-making amidst stress and work complexity

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-30

  Shirey, Maria R ^a   Ebright, Patricia R ^a   Mcdaniel, Anna M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity science; Nurse manager cognitive decision making; Nurse manager cognitive work; Stress and coping; Work complexity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84872686100     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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