We stop aggression as soon as it starts.
It's a sad reality, but all too many of today's nurses find themselves in a workplace where verbal abuse, threats, and physical assaults are common-place. The attacks seem to come from all sides: unruly patients, volatile family members, abrasive doctors, and angry colleagues.
Barthel
Virginia A
VA
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL, USA.
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