Occupational stress and the importance of self-care and resilience: focus on veterinary nursing

Abstract Background Burnout and compassion fatigue are frequently mentioned in relation to veterinary work. Veterinary nursing is a caring profession and those who seek a career within this field do so because of a natural empathetic desire to care for animals. However it is the individuals who are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ciaran Lloyd, Deirdre P. Campion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Irish Veterinary Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13620-017-0108-7