title: A personal account of workplace violence from a nursing perspective.
abstract: The author describes the incident that changed her life--when she was taken hostage by a psychiatric patient. She discusses the healing process and why healthcare workers must be aware of the potential for violence.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence