Self‐care and Job Stress
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Vol. 19 (4) , 192-196
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.1987.tb00006.x
Abstract
This qualitative field research explored and described self‐care strategies of hospital‐based nurses. Data were derived from participant observation in 4 clinical areas and from in‐depth interviews with 20 nurses. The nurses relied on the following self‐care strategies: asserting, cultivating, catharsis and withdrawing. Humor, an additional self‐care strategy, facilitated the other strategies. Implications for nursing practice and further research are suggested.Keywords
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