Aggression and violence in mental health services: Categorizing the experiences of Irish nurses

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-127

  Maguire, J ^a   Ryan, D ^b  

^a Technological University of the Shannon:Midlands Midwest   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mental health nurses; POPAS; SAVE; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33847774886     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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