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ICHRN Knowledge Library
  • Date
    2010-05-28
  • Title
    Violence toward nurses, the work environment, and patient outcomes

  • Journal

  • Publisher
    Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing
  • Year
    2010
  • Author
    Roche M, Diers D, Duffield C & Catling-Paull C
  • Description
    "PURPOSE: To relate nurses' self-rated perceptions of violence (emotional abuse, threat, or actual violence) on medical-surgical units to the nursing working environment and to patient outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional collection of data by surveys and primary data collection for 1-week periods on 94 nursing wards in 21 hospitals in two states of Australia." (extract from abstract)
  • Categories
    Work Environment
  • Keywords
    work environment, violence, skill mix, Australia
  • Link
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487182?dopt=AbstractPlus

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