Aggression and violence - A problem in Irish Accident and Emergency departments?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-115

  Ryan, Denis ^a   Maguire, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accident and Emergency nurses; Aggression; Perception of Prevalence of Aggression Scale; Scale of Aggressive and Violent Experience; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRELAND; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645157255     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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