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Chapter 3: Assessing an escalating situation for early intervention
Abstract
This item record pertains to materials from De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: 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 intervention
- Identify and manage difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and other conditions
- Foster a caring and healing environment to reduce violence
- Build a healthcare violence prevention program
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Keywords:
Healthcare Violence, De-Escalation, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Healthcare Safety, Therapeutic Communication, Stress Management Techniques, Managing Mental Health
Recommended Citation
McKnight, S. E., "[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] De-escalating violence in healthcare" (2019). Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts. 37.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/book_excerpts/37
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Sigma Theta Tau International
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Publisher-submission
Date of Issue
2019
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Description
This item record contains the following file attachments: Chapter 3; the Instructor's Guide; the Student Workbook; a Quiz for De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare; a Body Language Tips for De-Escalating Violence handout; Author Bio; the Introduction; and the Table of Contents and Index