title: Healthcare violence. A nursing administration perspective.
abstract: Healthcare administrators are held responsible for providing a safe work environment for their employees. Yet crime and violence is occurring increasingly in healthcare facilities. The author describes the significance of violence to nursing administrators and suggests various management strategies for combating violence.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Claravall
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016272:Occupational Health; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data