Aggressive Incidents in Medical Settings Study (AIMS)

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aggression

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03041272

1609018379

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence rate and characteristics of aggressive behavior perpetrated by patients and visitors in inpatient medical units and to understand the role of missed care events, professional quality of life and self-efficacy in relationship to aggressive events.

Full description

This prospective cohort study will examine the incidence of and outcomes associated with patient and visitor aggressive behavior towards nursing staff practicing on medical inpatient units. Staff on each unit will be informed about the AIMS study and all eligible nursing staff will be invited to participate in the study. After completing the informed consent nursing staff will be asked to complete the baseline demographic form and survey on professional quality of life. For the data collection phase of the study consented participants will be educated on use of the AIM log and provided with scenarios to practice AIM log use. Consented staff will carry event counters and use the AIM log for all shifts worked over the next 2 weeks.

Enrollment: 137 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All registered nurses and assistive nursing personnel, including patient care associates (PCAs) , patient care technicians (PCTs), clinical technicians (CTs),
• primary employment on the study unit,
• minimum of 24 hours per week of employment on study unit.

Exclusion criteria

• Any registered nurse or assistive nursing personnel working less than 24 hours per week,
• whose primary employment is on a unit not involved in the study or float-pool / centralized resource staff who do not have a primary employment unit,
• any nursing staff member still on orientation or working with an orientee.

Trial design

137 participants in 1 patient group

Nurses and nursing personnel

Description:

All registered nurses and assistive nursing personnel, including patient care associates (PCAs) , patient care technicians (PCTs), clinical technicians (CTs), primary employment on the study unit, minimum of 24 hours per week of employment on study unit.