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

• Autore: Allen Patricia, R.N.
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.18
• Soggetto topico: Violence in hospitals - Prevention; Hospitals - Emergency services - Safety measures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Violence in the emergency department
• ISBN: 1-282-25954-7; 9786612259548; 0-8261-1060-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455133803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II