Physical Violence in the Workplace Among Jordanian Hospital Nurses

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-165

  Abualrub, Raeda Fawzi ^a   al Asmar, Ali Hasan ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Al Salt Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; management; nurses; physical violence; policies; survey design; workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954529407     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659610395769     Document Type: Article

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