The mental health of nurses in acute teaching hospital settings: A cross-sectional survey

BMC Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Perry, Lin ^a   Lamont, Scott ^b   Brunero, Scott ^b   Gallagher, Robyn ^c   Duffield, Christine ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Anxiety; Common mental disorder; Depression; Mental health; Nurses; Nursing workforce; Presenteeism; Vitality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928232916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-015-0068-8     Document Type: Article

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