Nurses and occupational violence: The role of organisational support in moderating professional competence

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 14-18

  Deans, Cecil ^a  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational violence; Organisational support; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33645474024     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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