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Marilyn Lewis Lanza1, Jennifer Demaio, Mary Anne Benedict
1Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, USA. marilyn.lanza@med.va.gov
Abstract:
As violence increases in society at large, violence is also increasing in hospitals and other health care facilities. Assault is one of the most serious occupational hazards reported in both public and private hospitals and their outpatient clinics. Despite prevention and intervention measures, experts predict that assault in hospitals will continue to be a serious problem. This paper describes using a support group to decrease the negative consequences to staff that have been assaulted. This paper explores in detail the program content and reactions by member of the group.
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