TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - What every healthcare facility should do now to reduce the potential for workplace violence JO - Journal of healthcare protection management A1 - Smith, Thomas A. SP - 41 EP - 47 VL - 32 IS - 1 N2 - The prevalence and growth of violence in healthcare facilities has now been recognized by government and regulatory agencies, the author reports, but there continues to be a general lack of understanding and support of security and safety by some hospital administrators. In this article he presents the options that should be considered for reducing violence and outlines the steps which can be taken to reduce the number of violent incidents and effectively respond if they do occur.

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