Caring and coping: Exploring how nurses manage workplace stress

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 446-454

  Harris, LaToya J M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Employee assistance programs (EAP); Focus groups; Grief support; Hospice nurses; Humor; Prayer; Qualitative research; Social support; Workplace stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892687452     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3182a0de78     Document Type: Article

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