A cross-sectional survey of factors related to inpatient assault of staff in a forensic psychiatric hospital

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1110-1122

  Kelly, Erin L ^a   Subica, Andrew M ^b   Fulginiti, Anthony ^c   Brekke, John S ^c   Novaco, Raymond W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Forensic mental health; Psychiatric nursing; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84927173856     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12609     Document Type: Article

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