title: When the going gets tough.
abstract: How do some nurses hold on to their enthusiasm for work year after year, while others in the same stressful environment grow discouraged, disillusioned and tired of nursing? It could be that some nurses are just plain tougher than others. Hardiness may be the key personality characteristic not just for preventing burnout, but for turning stressful events into meaningful challenges.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality