Citation

Durkin N, Wilson C. Home Healthc. Nurse 1999; 17(7): 430-435.

Affiliation

VNA of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, Mendon, Massachusetts 01756, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10562029

Abstract

With increasing incidences of violence in the patient's environment, home health staff are at great risk in and outside of the client's home. This article addresses the practical steps and precautions needed to predict violent incidents and provides suggestions for implementing simple self-protection techniques when encountering situations in which violence is escalating.

Language: en