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1 results foundAuthor: Victoria. Department of Human Services Title: Occupational violence in nursing: An analysis of the phenomenon of code grey/black events in four Victorian hospitals Summary: Study aims The aims of this study are threefold: 1. To describe the prevalence and impact of code black and code grey events in three Melbourne metropolitan health care agencies and one regional centre. 2. To identify organisational factors, patient characteristics and specific patient groups that are more susceptible to being involved in violent incidents within the workplace. 3. To identify best practice and suggest appropriate organisational and nursing interventions that will improve the management of patient violence directed towards nurses and other health care staff. In addressing these aims, the study will answer the following research questions: - What is best practice when training for: the de-escalation of aggression, the management of code black and code grey events, and debriefing of nurses following a code black or code grey event? - What is the prevalence of occupational violence across three major metropolitan and one regional health care agency? - How does patient aggression manifest and how is it perceived and managed by nurses? - Do reported incidents of patient aggression accurately reflect actual levels of patient aggression? - What demographic, patient and organisational factors influence the frequency of code grey and code black events? Details: Melbourne: Victoria, Department of Human Services, 2005. 79p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 11, 2015 at: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17585/codeblackgrey.pdf Year: 2005 Country: Australia URL: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17585/codeblackgrey.pdf Shelf Number: 137232 Keywords: Healthcare ProfessionalsHospital SecurityHospitalsOccupational ViolenceWorkplace CrimesWorkplace Violence |