Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 90-97 , April 2008

Patient safety and job-related stress: A focus group study

  • Astrid Berland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Education, Stord/Haugesund University College, Bjørnsonsgate 45, Haugesund 5528, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 52702717; fax: +47 52702601.
    • ,
  • Gerd Karin Natvig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Education, Stord/Haugesund University College, Bjørnsonsgate 45, Haugesund 5528, Norway
    • ,
  • Doris Gundersen

      Affiliations

    • Haugesund Hospital, Helse Fonna, Norway

,Accepted 2 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.11.001

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