At the crossroads of violence and aggression in the emergency department: Perspectives of Australian emergency nurses

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-201

  Morphet, Julia ^a   Griffiths, Debra ^a   Plummer, Virginia ^a   Innes, Kelli ^a   Fairhall, Robyn ^a   Beattie, Jill ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; DELPHI STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901001903     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13189     Document Type: Review

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