Patient aggression in intensive care: A qualitative study of staff experiences

Workplace violence comprises abuse, assaults, threats, and harassment. Reaching epidemic proportions in healthcare, workplace violence compromises staff and patient safety  and service efficiency and effectiveness. Although workplace violence is a nontrivial problem in intensive care, little is known about circumstances in which violence occurs in this setting.
Source: Australian Critical Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research