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Association between workplace bullying and burnout, professional quality of life, and turnover intention among clinical nurses

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  • Yujeong Kim
  • Eunmi Lee
  • Haeyoung Lee

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Workplace bullying experienced by clinical nurses is associated with burnout, a factor that threatens the quality of nursing care and patient safety. This study examined the association of workplace bullying with burnout, professional quality of life, and turnover intention among clinical nurses. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from 324 nurses and were analyzed using t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple regression. Controlling for the general characteristics of the participants, workplace bullying had a significant association with emotional exhaustion (B = 0.29, p

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  • Yujeong Kim & Eunmi Lee & Haeyoung Lee, 2019. "Association between workplace bullying and burnout, professional quality of life, and turnover intention among clinical nurses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0226506
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226506
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