A validation of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis "potential for violence".
This descriptive study provides validation for the list of characteristics and etiologic factors that currently define the nursing diagnosis "potential for violence." The study also identifies a new characteristic, those characteristics which are most critical, and suggests grouping characteristics which occur in clusters.
D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014754:Violence