Planning for a Violent Intruder Event: The School Nurse's Role
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The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress
Published on: July 4, 2013
Janice Selekman1, Joseph Melvin2
1Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Abstract:
School shootings occur too frequently and often with devastating results. The key to prevention and mitigation of these events is to have a plan that is simple, up-to-date, disseminated, and practiced. This article discusses the steps that school nurses can take to work with school administration to prepare themselves, their staff, and their students.
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