@article{ref1,
title="Impact of patient-engaged video surveillance on nursing workforce safety: patient aggression/violence",
journal="Journal of nursing care quality",
year="2019",
author="Quigley, Patricia A. and Votruba, Lisbeth and Kaminski, Jill",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Health care workers are 4 times more likely to suffer violence than workers in other industries. <br><br>PURPOSE: The aim was to examine types of patients' verbal/physical abuse against the nursing workforce observed through patient-engaged video surveillance (PEVS) and interventions initiated by monitor technicians. <br><br>METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted to analyze all types of patient-initiated abuse, physical and verbal, reported from 73 hospitals and patient response to PEVS. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 150 434 patients whom RNs enrolled into 24-hour PEVS, 5034 patients (3%) were identified by RNs as at risk for aggressive/violent behavior as their primary or secondary reason for PEVS enrollment, and 32 (0.60%) patients exhibited such behavior. A total of 221 patients demonstrated aggressive/violent behaviors, 32 (15%) were identified as at risk, and 189 (85%) were not. However, 5002 (99%; 5002/5034) of the patients identified as a risk for aggressive/violent behaviors did not exhibit these behaviors. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Patient-engaged video surveillance is an effective method to track and trend patient aggression toward nursing staff, increasing patient and nursing workforce safety. Because 99% of the patients who exhibited aggressive/violent behavior were not identified by RNs as at risk, organizations should consider adding violence risk tools as part of patients' admission assessment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1057-3631",
doi="10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000450",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000450"
}