The influence of empowerment and incivility on the mental health of new graduate nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 632-643

  Wing, Travis ^a   Regan, Sandra ^b   Spence Laschinger, Heather K ^b  

^a Brockville General Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kanter; Mental health; New graduate nurses; Structural empowerment; Workplace incivility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; ONTARIO; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84936189132     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12190     Document Type: Article

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