The usefulness of the Violence Assessment Tool (VAT) in assessing potentially violent patients in the acute care setting

Lesley M. Wilkes, Debra Jackson, Lauretta Luck

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paper

    Abstract

    ![CDATA[Violence against nurses has increased exponentially in the past decade. This research project aimed to test the usefulness of a violence assessment tool (VAT) using behavioural cues to identify potentially violent patient in the acute care setting.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication23rd International Nursing Research Congress: Creating a Legacy through Nursing Research, Innovation and Global Collaboration: 30 July - 3 August 2012, Brisbane, Australia: Research Poster Session 2
    PublisherHonor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventInternational Nursing Research Congress -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Nursing Research Congress
    Period1/01/12 → …

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