Burnout and psychological distress among nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution
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Burnout and psychological distress among nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution.
BACKGROUND The role of nurses in the health care delivery system cannot be overemphasized. Nurses are needed at all levels of healthcare and the profession requires a lot of dedication, time and energy with regards to patient management and service delivery. This time investment and dedication to duty is likely to lead to burnout and psychological distress among the nurses. OBJECTIVE This stu...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i1.37