Abstract
Acts of aggression towards nurses has reached never-before-seen levels in Emergency Departments (ED) across the United States (US), and it increases by 15% or more every year. Nurses and ED staff are subjected to violent patients, daily. Nurses often do not feel they have the skills to intervene safely when patients become aggressive, and these behaviors can escalate to harmful levels. Nurses must have a safe environment to practice; therefore, it is imperative violence stops. This DNP project implements an Aggression Prevention Team (APT) to respond in the ED when patients or visitors become aggressive and to improve the nurses' perception of safety.
Sigma Membership
Beta Phi
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Agressive Patients, Emergency Department, Multidisciplinary Team, Workplace Violence, Workplace Safety
Advisor
Karen Frith
Second Advisor
Cathy Ivory
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Degree Year
2020
Recommended Citation
Riley, Marilyn, "Reducing violence in the emergency department, improving perception of safety: An aggression prevention team approach" (2021). Dissertations. 439.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/439
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-11-30
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28317062; ProQuest document ID: 2496540285. The author still retains copyright.