The intervention that is most effective at reducing patient violence against nurses is
a. teaching nurses to communicate respect for patients and confidence in themselves.
b. requiring nurses to work in groups rather than alone.
c. having security personnel stationed on all units.
d. assigning only male nurses to care for psychiatric or chemical dependency patients.
ANS: A
Violence prevention includes both respect for patients and self-confidence in nurses. Nurses who are passive and tentative are more likely to be victims of violence. Patients who feel they are not respected are more likely to use violence as a way of getting their needs met. Requiring nurses to work in groups rather than alone would not be possible. Having security personnel stationed on all units would not entirely eliminate violence; many patients would not be aware of the presence of security officers on the unit, whereas others impaired by medication or illness would not factor in the presence of security personnel. Assigning only male nurses to care for psychiatric or chemically dependent patients is neither practical nor desirable.
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