Nurses Fight off Strangler - How To Deal With Aggressive Patients
November 7, 2022
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Episode 93 · November 7, 2022
Nurses Fight off Strangler - How To Deal With Aggressive Patients
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Nurses Fight off Strangler - How To Deal With Aggressive Patients
Summary
In the most proverbial way, nurses are always fighting for our patients but recently some nurses did literally just that. Recently a man was arrested for assaulting infants at Odessa Regional Medical Hospital in Texas. Fortunately, the nurses there were able to separate the babies from the aggressor’s choking death grip. Selfless yes, but dangerous to themselves? Yes!
Most ERs staff are required to have training for the management of aggressive patients but shouldn’t all nurses? Is calling a code grey or code silver enough? In this episode, Nurse Alice shares examples of patient aggression and tips on identifying potential problems early on and how to best handle yourself to keep you and your patients safe.
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