Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: A comparative study of fourth-year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 770-779

  Suresh, Patricia ^a   Matthews, Anne ^b   Coyne, Imelda ^c  

^a Louth Hospital   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c The University of Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Newly qualified nurse; Role transition and clinical environment; Stress; Stressors; Student nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; IRELAND; NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; NURSES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84873569006     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04145.x     Document Type: Article

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