Clinical assessment and management of psychiatric patients' violent and aggressive behaviors in general hospital.
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.
Bernstein
Kunsook Song
KS
Hunter College, School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
Saladino
Joseph P
JP
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*