NURSING VIOLENCE: A CALL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGE?
November 1st, 2010
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WHILE cuts and bruises from angry patients are nothing new to nurses, there are growing concerns that there is a link between physical assaults and long-term musculoskeletal symptoms.
The mental and emotional consequences of nursing violence have been on the radar of health institutions for a long time, but a recent study published in the UK-based international academic journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine is the first to make the connection between physical violence and chronic health problems. The study surveyed 920 clinical nursing ...
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