ABSTRACT
The morale of nurses is a phenomenon often open to public comment without substantiated evidence. This study objectively explored the morale of nurses in a large district general hospital preparing for transition to National Health (NHS) Trust status. Information was sought using a 72-item questionnaire. The investigation was firmly centred around a structured theory which construes morale in terms of nine dimensions. The notion of morale being a construct synthesized of nine dimensions adds to the uniqueness of the study. Other studies fail to differentiate between the dynamic morale construct and the more complacent attitudes of job satisfaction.
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Adaptation, Psychological , Hospital Restructuring , Morale , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Health Care Reform , Humans , Leadership , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This report describes a patient who suffered concurrently from panic disorder with agoraphobia and Arnold-Chiari malformation. Surgical correction of the neuroanatomical anomaly altered the patient's symptom pattern, enabling a more clear delineation of her anxiety disorder.
