Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 238-243 , November 2011

Relationship between job stress level and coping strategies used by Hong Kong nurses working in an acute surgical unit

  • Wenru Wang, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Amelia Wai Man Kong, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • St. Teresa's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Sek Ying Chair, MBA, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 8 December 2008 ,Revised 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 15 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.09.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 238-243 , November 2011

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