Managing violence and aggression : a manual for nurses and health care workers / Tom Mason, Mark Chandley.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 1999.Description: [ix], 276p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780443059346 (pbk.) :
- 0443059349
- 362.1068321 MAS
- HN90.V5 M365 1999
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 362.1068321 MAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 127028 | ||
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 362.1068321 MAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 127029 |
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.
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.