Nurses under threat: a comparison of content of 28 aggression management programs.

@article{Farrell2005NursesUT,
  title={Nurses under threat: a comparison of content of 28 aggression management programs.},
  author={Gerald A. Farrell and Katrina A Cubit},
  journal={International journal of mental health nursing},
  year={2005},
  volume={14 1},
  pages={
          44-53
        }
}
Staff who work in the health service are now recognized as a high-risk group for assault in the workplace. Recently, professional and industrial organizations have begun to suggest appropriate curricula for training staff in aggression management. However, there is currently a plethora of aggression management training programs (AMP) available, varying both in content and in duration. In this paper, 28 programs were evaluated against 13 major content areas derived from the recommendations made… 
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