Patients Violence against Nurses Nursing Essay
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As noted by Crichton (1995), violence is most often a reaction to helplessness, passivity, humiliation, and fear. In the prevention of the risk factors, the nurse should identify violence prodrome to provide the nurse with an opportunity for intervention before violence outbreak. The components of prodrome, which can alert the nurse, including the escalation of verbal abuse, anxiety, and agitation.