Zero tolerance of violence against healthcare staff.
A government campaign aimed at stopping violence against healthcare staff is a start in dealing with the problem of aggression in the workplace. Staff attitudes will also need to be addressed, particularly in those areas where violence has become an accepted part of the job, if zero tolerance is to be achieved.
Beech
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Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Keele University.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology