Preventing assaults by nursing home residents: Nursing assistants' knowledge and confidence - A pilot study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 366-370

  Gates, Donna ^a   Fitzwater, Evelyn ^a   Telintelo, Suzanne ^a   Succop, Paul ^b   Somers, Marilyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assaults; Nursing homes; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INJURY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STAFF TRAINING; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036859559     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70528-9     Document Type: Article

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