Hospital Violence Reduction – Internal Security Officers
Hospital Violence Reduction — Internal Security Officers Staff in one hospital we worked in reported to us that they had variable success in securing assistance from Security Guards when incidents become critical. We ourselves experienced communication difficulties — mainly a language barrier — with Security Guards several times during our visit, which may contribute to […]
Hospital Violence Reduction – Permission to Intervene
Hospital Violence Reduction: Permission to Intervene In some environments, there is sometimes still a question about whether a security officer or a nurse who uses force in a situation could rely on the backing of their management — and the backing of the hospital — if they intervene and are then challenged legally. The intrinsic […]