Patient-Related Violence for Nurses in Australia

Researchers noted that increasing numbers of attacks increased the nurse's threat to potential attacks, which affected the quality of their lives and the performance of their work and, therefore, particularly violence in the workplace at mental hospitals It is necessary to take measures to prevent the problem. The purpose of retrospective cross-sectional study by Zeller, Dassen, Kok, Needham and Halfnes (2012) is to investigate the resident's attack behavior in Swiss care facilities.

Violence - Regardless of whether the workplace is a hospital, clinic, residential facility, or patient's home, the nurse is facing potential occupational violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that family health workers participate in violence prevention drills and report all physical attacks, oral incidents or other threats to employers. Conclusion: If you feel threatened, please leave soon. Slip, trip, fall - In addition to comfortable wearing non-slip shoes, nurses should also pay attention to the surrounding environment to prevent slips, trips and falls. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, slippage, stumbling, falling is the second leading cause of medical personnel injuries.

The impact of patient-related violence on nurses is widespread. Even if there is no physical injury, verbal abuse can cause serious psychological trauma and stress to nurses. This includes depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, drug and alcohol abuse, and even chronic pain symptoms. All of these may last up to 12 months. Exposure to patient-related violence may also affect how nurses interact with patients. They feel less sympathy and the quality of their care will be affected. There is a connection between the violence experienced by the nurse and the subsequent adverse event of the patient. These include delays in medication, increased falls in patients and mistakes in dosing.