TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mason,Tom
AU  - Chandley,Mark
TI  - Managing violence and aggression: a manual for nurses and health care workers 
SN  - 9780443059346 (pbk.) :
AV  - HN90.V5 M365 1999
U1  - 362.1068321 MAS 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Churchill Livingstone
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Violence in hospitals
KW  - Staff
KW  - Aggressiveness (Psychology)
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Psychiatric nursing
KW  - thema
KW  - Disability: social aspects
KW  - Social welfare & social services
KW  - Medical administration & management
KW  - Clinical psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-266) and index; Section 1. General overview of violence and aggression-1. Introduction--2. The dynamic of violence and aggression--3. Phases of violence and the aggression cycle--Section 2. Options available in the phases of violence and aggression--Phase 1: Phase of relative normality--4. Observational, surveillance and diversionary techniques--5. Resources and staffing--Phase 2: Phase of preaggression--6. Intervention modalities and models--7. Controlling measures and management--Phase 3: Phase of attack--8. Isolation techniques--9. Physical restraint--10. Mechanical control--11. Chemical control--Section 3. Corollaries of violence and aggression--12. Serious situations--13. Injuries, job stress and burn-out--14. Learning from experience
N2  - This book helps workers to understand how aggression can turn to violence, how to avoid violence and how to manage it when it does occur. The book blends theory and practice, a quality other texts do not have
ER  -