Why do nurses abuse patients? Reflections from South African obstetric services

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1781-1795

  Jewkes, Rachel ^a   Abrahams, Naeemah ^a   Mvo, Zodumo ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abuse of patients; Nurse patient relationships; Nurses; Obstetric care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; NEGLIGENCE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031789466     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00240-8     Document Type: Article

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