Patient-initiated violence explained

Patient-initiated violence is a specific form of workplace violence that affects healthcare workers that is the result of verbal, physical, or emotional abuse from a patient or family members of whom they have assumed care. Nurses represent the highest percentage of affected workers; however, other roles include physicians, therapists, technicians, home care workers, and social workers. Non clinical workers are also assaulted, for example, security guards, cleaners, clerks, technicians.[1]

Notes and References

  1. National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (2003) Workplace Violence: issues in Response. National Criminal Justice Reference Service. (53-55) Received from https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/workplace-violence-issues-response