Perceptions and experiences of nurses in Turkey about verbal abuse in clinical settings

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-85

  Uzun, Özge ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emotional response; Turkey; Verbal abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MORALITY; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TURKEY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038348643     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2003.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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