Conveying caring: Nurse attributes to avert violence in the ED

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Luck, Lauretta ^a,b   Jackson, Debra ^a   Usher, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Communication; Emergency Department; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; SAFETY; VIOLENCE;

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 69849096469     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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