Verbal abuse experienced by nursing students

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-444

  Ferns, Terry ^a   Meerabeau, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical areas; Communication; Empirical research report; Nursing students; Questionnaires; Racism; Verbal abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS, NURSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38549141036     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04504.x     Document Type: Article

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