Nurses' perceptions of the factors which cause violence and aggression in the emergency department: A qualitative study

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 134-139

  Angland, Shirley ^a   Dowling, Maura ^b   Casey, Dympna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Communication; Emergency; Nurses; Triage; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84902482845     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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