Learned helplessness: a phenomenon observed among the nursing staff of "city hospital".
An interesting phenomenon could be observed among the nursing staff on a unit in a large city hospital where I was employed. One might describe it as apathy, laziness, or uncaring, or one could define the situation as "learned helplessness."
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*