Survey of abuse and violence by patients and relatives towards intensive care staff

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 893-899

  Lynch, J ^a   Appelboam, R ^a   McQuillan, Peter J ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical Care; violence, abusive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ABUSE; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; SOCIOPATHY; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ENGLAND; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SECURITY MEASURES; VIOLENCE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; WALES;

EID: 0041825264     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03338.x     Document Type: Article

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