Violence in the emergency department: An ethnographic study (Part I)

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Lau, Jacqui Bee Chuo ^a   Magarey, Judy ^a   Wiechula, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Aggression; Assault; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84859429146     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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