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PDFPrevalence
Cross sectional study
In surveyed Australian medical-surgical units about a third of nurses on perceive emotional abuse in recent shifts and a fifth report actual violence; perception of violence in the workplace is associated with unstable or negative working conditions and adverse patient outcomes
- Correspondence to Joy Lyneham
Monash University, PO Box 527 Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia; joy.lyneham{at}monash.edu.au
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In surveyed Australian medical-surgical units about a third of nurses on perceive emotional abuse in recent shifts and a fifth report actual violence; perception of violence in the workplace is associated with unstable or negative working conditions and adverse patient outcomes
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August 31, 2017
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