title: Clinical assessment and management of psychiatric patients' violent and aggressive behaviors in general hospital.
abstract: Patients with co-morbid psychiatric disorders exhibiting violent and aggressive behaviors can be a challenge for nurses in medical-surgical units. They can deliver effective, safe care by assessing risk and building a rapport with the patient during the admission process; utilizing crisis prevention strategies, including appropriate medication administration, environmental, psychobiological, counseling, and health teaching interventions; and employing conflict resolution technique. Utilizing the nursing process, the nurse can provide effective therapeutic interventions to promote safety for both the patient and the nurse.
authors: Hunter College, School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Kunsook Song
authors: KS
authors: Bernstein
authors: Joseph P
authors: JP
authors: Saladino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017751:Safety Management; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*