Violence in the emergency department : tools & strategies to create a violence-free ED / by Patricia "Nikki" Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Patricia (Nurse)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in hospitals--Prevention.

Violence in hospitals.

Hospitals--Emergency services--Safety measures.

Hospitals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With this book, Allen educates healthcare professionals, particularly Emergency Department / Emergency Room personnel, and ED and hospital administrators, about ED violence to emphasize that this kind of violence poses a serious and real threat to personnel and facilities. Allen provides authoritative guidance, assessment tools, and a direction for creating a violence-free ED Environment. Violence in the Emergency Department delivers superior, readable, concise, and useable content in digestible chunks that is supported throughout using exhibits, photos, charts and graphs. Personal case scenar

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY AND HEALTH CARE SETTINGS; PART II: ASSESSING VIOLENCE IN THE ED: THE VICTIMS AND THE PERPETRATORS; PART III: INTERVENTION IN THE ED: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR A VIOLENCE-FREE ED; PART IV: OUTCOMES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; APPENDICES; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-25954-7

9786612259548

0-8261-1060-6

OCLC:

558822108