@article{ref1,
title="De-escalating aggression and violence in the mental health setting",
journal="International journal of mental health nursing",
year="2003",
author="Cowin, Leanne and Davies, Rhian and Estall, Graham and Berlin, Theresa and Fitzgerald, Michael and Hoot, Sandra",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="64-73",
abstract="Aggressive and violent incidents in the health-care setting are increasing phenomena around the world. The evidence from current literature suggests that changes in health-care access, nursing staff shortages and patient acuity are some of the possible causes. De-escalation is a valuable intervention that can be used by nurses to help counter the growing problems of aggression and violence. The de-escalation project, discussed in the present paper, aimed to explore de-escalation as an important therapeutic process and is an event of considerable potential in the management of aggression and violence. While de-escalation is not a new tool, particularly in the mental health-care setting, an educative programme aimed at renewing nurses' knowledge and skills in de-escalation is a timely project. The final de-escalation kit included a large glossy poster, a nursing staff survey, an in-service education session and a literature-based discussion paper. The de-escalation kit can be of considerable benefit to those nurses who are transient within the workplace, such as casual and agency nurses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1445-8330",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}