Reduce inpatient violence: 6 strategies

Different hospitals may place different emphasis on each core strategy. In our experience, the 2 strategies most important to positive results were:

• active, unwavering, and visible commitment of hospital leadership to reducing violence and restraints, and
• timely analysis of relevant data, and the determination to address the results of such analysis in a coherent and collegial manner.

Disclosure

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