TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Violence against nurses: casualties of caring JO - Managed care A1 - Ladika, Susan SP - 32 EP - 34 VL - 27 IS - 5 N2 - Sometimes patients are angry. Sometimes it is a symptom of their illness. Either way, nurses are on the front lines of health care and bear the brunt of the physical and verbal abuse from patients; gender may be a factor. In California, hospitals and other health care providers are now required to keep a log of violent incidents and develop violence prevention plans. Federal legislation has been introduced.

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