Creating a Sustainable Healthcare Workplace : Management Challenges Related to Aggressive Patient Behaviour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck-Krala, Ewa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities--Safety measures.

Health facilities.

Hospitals--Safety measures.

Hospitals.

Violence in hospitals--Prevention.

Violence in hospitals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This essential resource is written for health and safety professionals, healthcare administrators, hospital managers, medical staff supervisors, human resource professionals, and policymakers responsible for healthcare worker safety.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the authors

Foreword

Acknowledgment

Introduction

Chapter 1: Management Challenges in the Healthcare Sector

Increasing Demands in Healthcare Work

Challenges Facing the Healthcare Sector

The Specific Nature of Work in Healthcare

Recipients of Medical Services

The Intangible Work Environment of Medical Staff

Chapter 2: Work Safety as an Element of a Sustainable Healthcare Workplace

Sustainable Work Environment

The Concept of Occupational Safety

Hazards in the Workplace

Creating a Culture of Safety in the Workplace

Chapter 3: Hazards Occurring in the Healthcare Work Environment

Factors Affecting Work Safety

Physical Factors in the Work of Medical Personnel

Biological Agents in the Work of Medical Personnel

Chemical Factors in the Work of Medical Personnel

Psychosocial Factors in the Work of Medical Personnel

Chapter 4: The Different Faces of Violence and Aggression in Healthcare

Aggressive Behavior of Patients

Violence and Aggression in the Workplace

The Phenomenon of Patient Aggression in the Healthcare Sector

The Patient's Perspective and the Phenomenon of Aggression in the Healthcare Sector

Chapter 5: Behind the Triage: Research on Patient Aggression in Emergency Departments

Survey Among Emergency Department Employees

Consequences of Aggressive Behavior by Patients

Chapter 6: Multilevel Practical Strategies for Addressing Management Challenges

Summary of Research Results on Aggressive Behavior of Patients

Strategies at the Government and Regional Levels

Strategies at the Organizational Level

Implementing Change in the Healthcare Sector

Research Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Netography

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-086250-0

1-003-71663-6

1-04-086247-0

OCLC:

1579265643