Taking the hit: Focusing on caregiver "Error" masks organizational-level risk factors for nursing aide assault

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 334-346

  Morgan, Debra G ^a   Crossley, Margaret F ^a   Stewart, Norma J ^a   D'Arcy, Carl ^a   Forbes, Dorothy A ^b   Normand, Sandy A ^a   Cammer, Allison L ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Long term care; Nursing; Nursing aides; Nursing homes; Physical; Research; Rural; Work environment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DOCUMENTATION; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGGRESSION; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONG-TERM CARE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 38849088029     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307313754     Document Type: Article

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