Development of a Data Collection Instrument for Violent Patient Encounters against Healthcare Workers
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Kowalenko, Terry; Hauff, Samantha R; Morden, Peter C; Smith, Barbara
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Introduction: Healthcare and social workers have the highest incidence of workplace violence of any industry. Assaults toward healthcare workers account for nearly half of all nonfatal injuries from occupational violence. Our goal was to develop and evaluate an instrument for prospective collection of data relevant to emergency department (ED) violence against healthcare workers.
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2012
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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13/5
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Kowalenko, Terry; Hauff, Samantha R; Morden, Peter C; Smith, Barbara