In designing a new healthcare facility, it is particularly important t

QUESTION

In designing a new healthcare facility, it is particularly important to pay close attention to safety elements related to violence and aggression in which of the following settings? (Select all that apply.)

a. Emergency
b. Psychiatry
c. Gerontology
d. Maternal-child

ANSWER:

ANS: A, B, C
Although the potential for violence and aggression exists in all healthcare settings, emergency, psychiatric, and geriatric settings are at particular risk for violence.