Violence in the emergency department tools and strategies to create a violence-free ED

Violence in the emergency department (ED) is a critical, even life-threatening problem facing ED nurses and physicians daily. Emergency room personnel have repeatedly reported being threatened, harassed, and seriously injured by hostile patients, including psychiatrically ill patients, substance abu...

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Main Author Allen, Patricia B
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Publishing Company 2009
Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Springer
Edition1
Subjects
Emergency Service, Hospital
Emergency services
Hospitals
Prevention
Safety measures
Security Measures
Violence
Violence in hospitals
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Summary:Violence in the emergency department (ED) is a critical, even life-threatening problem facing ED nurses and physicians daily. Emergency room personnel have repeatedly reported being threatened, harassed, and seriously injured by hostile patients, including psychiatrically ill patients, substance abusers, and criminals, as well as by patients' families and friends. During this nursing shortage, it is imperative that hospital administrators take the necessary measures to create a violence-free emergency room. This book educates health care professionals and hospital administrators about all aspects of ED violence. The author provides all the essential tools and strategies for preventing violence before it starts, and managing it if it occurs. In this book, Allen provides practical guidelines for assessing the potential risk of violence in the ED and implementing a violence defense strategy and program.
ISBN:0826110592
9780826110596