Impact of hospital security programmes and workplace aggression on nurse perceptions of safety

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 491-498

  Blando, James D ^a   O'Hagan, Emily ^b   Casteel, Carri ^c   Nocera, Mary Alice ^c   Peek Asa, Corinne ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse perception; Safety; Security; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84876183805     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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