Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Hospital Emergency Departments

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• Personal Author:
  Allareddy V ; Blando, James ; Casteel C ; Gillen, Matthew ; Goldmacher S ; Harrison, Robert ; Nocera M ; O'Hagan E ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Valiante D
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Hospital violence is a growing concern, yet little is known about existing programs. This study compared workplace violence programs in high-risk emergency departments among a representative sample of 116 hospitals in California and 50 hospitals in New Jersey. METHODS: Information was collected through interviews, a facility walk-through, and review of written policies, procedures, and training material. Programs were scored on the components of training, policies and procedures, security, and environmental approaches. RESULTS: California had significantly higher scores for training and policies and procedures, but there was no difference for security and environmental approaches. Program component scores were not highly correlated. For example, hospitals with a strong training program were not more likely to have strong policies and procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Most hospitals in California and New Jersey had implemented a workplace violence prevention program, but important gaps were found. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Injuries Injury-prevention Training Violence-prevention Work-areas Work-environment Work-practices Worker-motivation Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Iowa ; New Jersey ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032565
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2007 Jul; 49(7):756-763
• Contact Point Address:
  Corinne Peek-Asa, University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, 100 Oakdale Blvd. #114 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ec8567589b569f143615c8db398db22d376a75d1095d762e503d5becb119c04d983658bfc8a3fd2a8d11083f46e901be2ee272be40191777907cbd3335290e96
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186491/cdc_186491_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 16.60 MB ]