This article provides a review of current knowledge on the problem of violence to nurses by patients and relatives. In particular, the article discusses the extent of such violence in nursing generally and across different specialties
The aim of this article is to consider violence and aggression and to illustrate a number of risk factors which should assist you in identifying high-risk patients and situations. After reading the article, you should be able to:
Analyse the concept of aggression and the problems associated with measuring this behaviour
Discuss the prevalence of violence in the UK as a whole and in workplace settings in particular
Discuss the prevalence of violence and risk factors in different nursing specialties
Recognise a variety of patient interaction and nurse factors which may predict an increased risk of violence across healthcare settings.
Emergency Nurse. 5, 8, 31-39. doi: 10.7748/en.5.8.31.s17
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