Task: With assaults against health staff increasing, many health services have adopted a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ for aggression and violence in health care settings. At the same time, there is an international movement to abolish restrictive practices in mental health care. These two approaches are seemingly at odds and potentially place nursing staff and patients in danger. Critically discuss alternate management strategies for the containment of aggression and violence in inpatient psychiatric settings.  

  Requires

 Highly relevant significant and appropriate definition and critical explanation of the zero-tolerance approach as a management strategy  

 Highly relevant significant and appropriate definition and critical explanation of the abolishment of restrictive practices approach as a management strategy 

 Well identified and justified analysis and discussion of management strategies with excellent and appropriate use of literature to support understanding.  

 Flawless   referencing according to APA referencing style. Extensive, relevant current   academic reference list.