The personality of emergency nurses: Is it unique?

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 139-145

  Kennedy, Belinda ^a,b   Curtis, Kate ^a,b,c   Waters, Donna ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency nurse; Occupational choice; Personality characteristics; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910015821     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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