title: When the subject is hospital security, do administrators have an attitude?
abstract: The author discusses why a national standard for security guards in Canada and the U.S. is needed. A common training standard for protection services must be adopted, he says, and professional associations can help.
authors.affiliation: Nova Scotia's Quality and Productivity Initiative, Halifax.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McNaughton
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D007318:Inservice Training; D008004:Licensure; D017149:Private Sector; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States