Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 130-133 , April 2008

The Escalating Trend of Violence Toward Nurses

  • Trish Whelan, RN, BScN, MHS, ENC(C)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Trish Whelan, RN, BScN, MHS, ENC(C), Grant MacEwan College, 10700-104 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J-2P2, Canada

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PII: S0099-1767(07)00326-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.05.018

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 130-133 , April 2008