Violence experienced by nurses at six university hospitals in Turkey

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 882-889

  Ünsal Atan, Ş ^a,h   Baysan Arabaci, L ^b   Sirin, A ^a   Isler, A ^c   Donmez, S ^a   Unsal Guler, M ^d   Oflaz, U ^e   Yalcinkaya Ozdemir, G ^f   Yazar Tasbasi, F ^g  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ANTALYA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e Bursa Cekirge State Hospital   (Turkey)

^f CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g Department of R and D   (Turkey)

^h ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hospital; Nurse; Reporting; Turkey; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPORTING; STANDARD; TURKEY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

HOSPITAL; NURSE; REPORTING; TURKEY; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TURKEY; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886953300     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12027     Document Type: Article

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