title: Validation of the defining characteristics of potential for violence.
abstract: A high incidence of violence occurs in contemporary society, which is reflected in the violence exhibited by psychiatric patients. To validate the defining characteristics of potential for violence, 125 registered nurses were asked to rate the relevance of defining characteristics of the diagnosis. A diagnostic content validity index was used to ascertain which defining characteristics the nurses believed to be the most critical in the identification of violence potential. Nine major and 20 minor characteristics were identified by these nurses.
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Smith
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Czicman
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Early
authors: P T
authors: PT
authors: Green
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Lauck
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Lindsay
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Oblaczynski
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Smochek
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Wright
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014754:Violence