Abstract
Violence against healthcare employees is underreported. Many staff expect to be assaulted on the job. While many staff experience physical assaults by patients, evaluating characteristics of patients who assaulted staff, types of assaults, and contributing factors to assaults are needed to know how to reduce acts of violence.
Detailed abstract attached.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Kappa at-Large
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Workplace Violence, Behavioral Emergencies, Violent Patients, Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Psychiatric Care, Patient-to-Staff Violence
Recommended Citation
Mulkey, David C.; Klahr, Amanda; Nemeroff, Amanda; Peer, Stephanie; Sixta, Brooke; and Wolf, Chelsea, "Characteristics of Patient-Perpetrated Physical Assaults in Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Services" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 129.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2023/presentations_2023/129
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Conference Year
2023
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Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-10-22
Characteristics of Patient-Perpetrated Physical Assaults in Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Services
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Violence against healthcare employees is underreported. Many staff expect to be assaulted on the job. While many staff experience physical assaults by patients, evaluating characteristics of patients who assaulted staff, types of assaults, and contributing factors to assaults are needed to know how to reduce acts of violence.
Detailed abstract attached.