title: Keeping off-site employees safe.
abstract: To help a hospital's home healthcare nurses better protect themselves against violence, the authors developed a training program that gave employees information on what to look for, what to do in an emergency and provided them with other policies and procedures to follow. In the article, they describe the use of role playing exercises and scenario-based instruction that allowed better retention on examinations, and also influenced the employees' attitude toward training positively.
authors.affiliation: Police Administrative Services for UTPD, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yaross
mesh_terms: D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D009740:Nursing Staff; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States