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Hi, we went smoke free about 6 years ago with very few issues. We were expecting violence to increase but that was not the case.
Can I just get some feedback if your hospital is smoke free and which state or country you are from.
Thanks
Hi Neighbour ( I'm in Australia).
I work in a smoke free hospital, and have noticed no increase in aggression in the psych inpatient unit. Often it has been a good opportunity for clinicians to approach willingness to change with our clients, and then upon discharge case managers/GPs can follow up!
It's not always peachy, but for the most part it's been well tolerated.
babypsychrn
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Both of the psych facilities I've worked for recently went smoke free. One was a large (200+ bed) state facility and the other is an inpatient unit in a larger medical center. I don't think we've had any issues with increased violence and most of the patients seem to get by okay with patches and gum.