A violent encounter during a placement almost made me quit
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A violent encounter during a placement almost made me quit

How an incident with a patient showed the value of speaking up when something feels wrong

During a placement in my first year of nurse training, I was caring for a patient who was being moved from an acute mental health unit in a general hospital to a less secure unit.

Nursing Standard. 33, 6, 32-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.6.32.s16

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