Nurses’ resilience and the emotional labour of nursing work: An integrative review of empirical literature

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 71-88

  Delgado, Cynthia ^a,b,c   Upton, Dominic ^d   Ranse, Kristen ^d   Furness, Trentham ^a,e   Foster, Kim ^a,e  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e NorthWestern Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional dissonance; Emotional labour; Nurses; Nursing work; Resilience

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CINAHL; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NURSE; PSYCINFO; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMOTIONS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85013421291     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.02.008     Document Type: Review

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