Citation

Toon MF, Weaver C, Frasier N, Brown KL. Nursing 2019; 49(3): 61-63.

Affiliation

Molly F. Toon and Christy Weaver are assistant professors in the health sciences center school of nursing at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tex. Nora Frasier is CNO and vice president of patient care at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, Tex. Kristie L. Brown is an NP in the Rees-Jones trauma center at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, Tex.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Springhouse)

DOI

10.1097/01.NURSE.0000553279.11096.cf

PMID

30801410

Abstract

As caregivers, nurses often dismiss violent patient interactions as "just part of the job." This article addresses this misconception, differentiates between two types of violence present in healthcare settings, and stresses the importance of reporting and evaluating violent acts to plan mitigation strategies.

Language: en