Keeping community nurses safe from harm
Dean Gurden Freelance health writer
Lone workers in community settings can be vulnerable to abuse. How can we lessen the risks and keep them protected?
In 2015, an RCN survey of more than 1,300 nurses working in community-based roles found that 48% had been subjected to some form of abuse in the previous 2 years.
Nursing Standard.
30, 52, 38-39.
doi: 10.7748/ns.30.52.38.s41
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