Violence in the nursing workplace - A descriptive correlational study in a public hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 798-805

  Chen, Kang Pan ^a   Ku, Yan Chiou ^a   Yang, Hsiu Fan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Physical attack; Threatening behaviour; Verbal violence; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873547007     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04251.x     Document Type: Article

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