The impact of change on violent patients.
This article describes how a continuing care ward attempted to deal with an increase in levels of violence towards staff and looks at how changes that were taking place on the ward may have contributed to a reduction in this problem. Possible lessons for the future management of this group of patients and reduction of violence are drawn from the discussion.
Gould
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Charlton
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D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012308:Risk Management; D014754:Violence