Work-related behaviour and experience patterns of nurses in different professional stages and settings compared to physicians in Germany

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 180-189

  Voltmer, Edgar ^a   Wingenfeld, Katja ^b   Spahn, Claudia ^c   Driessen, Martin ^d   Schulz, Michael ^e  

^a Theologische Hochschule Friedensau   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Evangelical Hospital   (Germany)

^e BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Medical and psychiatric nurses; Physicians; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84875009825     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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