Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 130-138 , August 2010

Self-care strategies for nurses: A psycho-educational intervention for stress reduction and the prevention of burnout

  • Kate Kravits, RN, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Research, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 626 359 8111x63491.
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  • Randi McAllister-Black, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatrics, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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  • Marcia Grant, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    • ,
  • Christina Kirk, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Research, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA

Received 16 August 2007 ,Revised 12 August 2008 ,Accepted 13 August 2008.

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☆ This project was funded by a grant from the Unihealth Foundation Inc., Los Angeles, CA, and has been approved by the City of Hope Institutional Review Board.

PII: S0897-1897(08)00082-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.08.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 130-138 , August 2010

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