The effect of ACT-SMART onnurses' perceived level of confidence toward managing the aggressive and violent patient

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-268

  Cahill, Donna ^a,b  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attitudes toward aggressive patients; Nurses perceived confidence; Patient aggression; Violence training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650148383     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TME.0000334377.82646.04     Document Type: Article

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