Workplace Violence Against Nursing Students and Nurses: An Italian Experience

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Magnavita, Nicola ^a   Heponiemi, Tarja ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nurse; Nursing students; Organizational justice; Psychological well being; Social support; Stress; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956260852     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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