LABRST 3D03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: John Wiley & Sons, Verbal Abuse (Band), Verbal Abuse
6 Nov 2016
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Physical assault, physical threat, and verbal abuse perpetrated against hospital. Workers by patients or visitors in six u. s hospitals reading notes. Dement, j. m. , lipscomb, h. j. , pompeii, l. a. , smith, c. d. , schoenfisch, a. l. , & Physical assault, physical threat, and verbal abuse perpetrated. Against hospital workers by patients or visitors in six u. s hospitals. A lot of the estimates involving workplace injury are underrepresented, because they only represent the injuries that resulted in lost workdays p. 1194. Workplace injuries are not accurately reported to the bureau of labour statistics (bls), and violent events are underreported by workplace victims. Type ii violence involves violence perpetrated by a customer (patient/visitor) receiving services from an establishment p. 1195. Nurses and physicians are at high risk for type ii violence, as are those employed in hospital emergency departments and in-patient psychiatric units. Physical assault, physical threats of assault and verbal abuse are sub-types of type.
