Workplace violence in nursing in queensland,australia a self-reported study

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-268

  Hegney, Desley ^a   Plank, Ashley ^a   Parker, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impact; Nursing; Policy; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING STAFF; POLICE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0242305068     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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