title: Simple steps to keep yourself safe.
abstract: With increasing incidences of violence in the patient's environment, home health staff are at great risk in and outside of the client's home. This article addresses the practical steps and precautions needed to predict violent incidents and provides suggestions for implementing simple self-protection techniques when encountering situations in which violence is escalating.
authors.affiliation: VNA of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, Mendon, Massachusetts 01756, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Durkin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016272:Occupational Health; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data