Attitudes of emergency nurses regarding patient assaults

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 210-215

  Erickson, Lisa ^a   Williams Evans, S Alicia ^a,b  

^a AIME Inc ^*  (United States)

^b AIME

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034198314     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2000.106979     Document Type: Article

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