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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-157, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/157
Research Article
Stressors in the Working Environment of Registered Nurses

Krystal Ellington Canady* and Debbie Allen

College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville, GA 31061, USA
Prof. Krystal Ellington Canady, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville, GA 31061, USA; Tel: 478-290-4638; E-mail: kme_555@yahoo.com
29 September 2015; 26 November 2015; 28 November 2015
Canady KE, Allen D (2015) Stressors in the Working Environment of Registered Nurses. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 157. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/157

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