Thinking about the emotional labour of nursing - supporting nurses to care

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-133

  Sawbridge, Yvonne ^a   Hewison, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Emotional labour; Hospitals; Management stress; Nurses; Nursing; Patient care; Staff support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874802000     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261311311834     Document Type: Review

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