title: A comparative study of a happiness intervention in medical-surgical nurses.
abstract: An intervention study evaluating the impact of journaling on nurse happiness was conducted with 91 medical-surgical nurses. No differences in general happiness, percentage of time happy, and gratitude were detected among groups although journaling was qualitatively described as meaningful.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center Medical Surgical Services, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center Cardiac Services, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Lana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labhart
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balczo
authors.affiliation: Emergency Services and Mental Health, St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCleary
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center Trauma Services, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raley
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Winsett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D014956:Writing; D055815:Young Adult