Why is verbal abuse getting worse?

Article Abstract:

Nursing Times survey of more than 2,500 nurses indicates that every nine out of ten nurses experienced verbal abuse at work and the problem is becoming worse. The nurses gave a variety of reasons for the increase in verbal abuse, such as higher expectations among patients, a general decline in standards of behavior in society, and a decrease in respect for nurses.

Surveys, Nurse and patient, Nurse-patient relations, Invective

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Being assertive in the workplace

Article Abstract:

The need for nurses to be firm and assertive in their work environment to obtain an equal footing among a multi-disciplinary medical fraternity is underlined. Tips are presented for acquiring the necessary career ingredient of being assertive along with a description of the quality of assertiveness.

Assertiveness (Psychology)

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The use of technology to help patients with self-medication

Article Abstract:

A high proportion of health and social care staff are working with patients who have problems remembering to take medication. Assistive technology could be used to enable such patients to manage their own medication despite the challenges of memory or visual impairment.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Diagnosis, Risk factors, Vision disorders, Self medication

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