title: Lack of support and resources to blame for abuse of district nurses.
abstract: District nurses in Northern Ireland are regularly subjected to physical and verbal abuse, with one being the victim of an attempted sexual assault, but are fearful of speaking out, a leading RCN figure has claimed.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D009740:Nursing Staff; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014754:Violence