Tag: patient violence
Patient Aggression: Is the Clinical Practice Setting Safe?
by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, OH, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, OH. L. Sansone is a civilian family medicine physician and Medical […]
Patient Violence Against Clinicians: Managing the Risk
by Holly Taylor, RN-BC, BSN, JD Ms. Taylor is Risk Manager at PRMS, Inc., Arlington, VA. QUESTION I have heard about physicians and nurses being subjected to violence by patients in the workplace. Is this really a problem and, if so, is there anything that can or should be done to reduce the risk? Innov […]
