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Managing violence and aggression : a manual for nurses and health care workers / Tom Mason, Mark Chandley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 1999.Description: [ix], 276p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780443059346 (pbk.) :
  • 0443059349
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1068321 MAS
LOC classification:
  • HN90.V5 M365 1999
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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.

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