Violence in the workplace

Gilmore examines the increasing violence in the healthcare workplace and the resulting negative effects of current cultures that tolerate violence toward nurses and other healthcare workers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found that an average of 20 workers are murdere...

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Published inNephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 254 - 255
Main Author Gilmore, JoAnne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.05.2006
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
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Canada
Crime prevention
Guidelines as Topic
Health care industry
Humans
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Practice
Security Measures
Sexual Harassment
United States
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplace violence
Canada
United States
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Summary:Gilmore examines the increasing violence in the healthcare workplace and the resulting negative effects of current cultures that tolerate violence toward nurses and other healthcare workers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found that an average of 20 workers are murdered each week in the US. In addition, an estimated 1 million workers--18,000 per week--are victims of nonfatal workplace assaults each year.
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ISSN:1526-744X
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