Incidence and related factors of violence in emergency departments - A study of nurses in Southern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 748-758

  Tang, Jing Shia ^a   Chen, Chien Liang ^b   Zhang, Zhi Ran ^c   Wang, Lin ^d  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Tainan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Nurse; Physical abuse; Verbal abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHIFT WORKER; STUDENT T TEST; TAIWAN; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 35348908475     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60036-4     Document Type: Article

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