Biography:
A former Registered Nurse, Christine attained a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and post-graduate degrees in Governance and Business, which led her to an Executive career in Australian community health services and acute inpatient hospitals. As the Chief Executive Officer of several rural hospitals and aged care facilities, Christine was concerned about the incidence of workplace violence against nurses in general wards. The adverse outcomes for nurses, patients, individual hospitals and the broader health sector inspired her to undertake research at PhD level at Federation University Australia.
Title : Rural hospital general ward nurses experiences of workplace violence and aggression by patients and visitors – A scoping review