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De-escalating Violence in Healthcare: Strategies to Reduce Emotional Tension and Aggression
by: S. E. McKnight (Author)
Publisher: Sigma
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 2019-09-06
Language: English
Print Length: 296 pages
ISBN-10: 1948057492
ISBN-13: 9781948057493
Book Description
Violent incidents are more than four times as likely to occur in healthcare settings than in other professional workplaces, taking a toll on healthcare workers and spurring providers and policymakers to solve the increasing impact of violence.The most beneficial method of preventing healthcare violence is de-escalation using therapeutic communication and interventions to defuse emotional tension. In De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare, author S. E. McKnight provides tools and techniques to help nurses and other healthcare professionals manage aggressive behavior and foster a safer workplace. Readers will learn to: Understand the variables, risk factors, and triggers of aggression and violence Assess mental health status and practice conflict resolution and crisis interventionIdentify and manage difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and other conditionsFoster a caring and healing environment to reduce violenceBuild a healthcare violence prevention program
Editorial Reviews
Violent incidents are more than four times as likely to occur in healthcare settings than in other professional workplaces, taking a toll on healthcare workers and spurring providers and policymakers to solve the increasing impact of violence.The most beneficial method of preventing healthcare violence is de-escalation using therapeutic communication and interventions to defuse emotional tension. In De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare, author S. E. McKnight provides tools and techniques to help nurses and other healthcare professionals manage aggressive behavior and foster a safer workplace. Readers will learn to: Understand the variables, risk factors, and triggers of aggression and violence Assess mental health status and practice conflict resolution and crisis interventionIdentify and manage difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and other conditionsFoster a caring and healing environment to reduce violenceBuild a healthcare violence prevention program
