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Reduce inpatient violence: 6 strategies

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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.

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