Hospital Security Director Background, Opinions, and the Implementation of Security Programs

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• Personal Author:
  Blando JD ; Hartley D ; Nocera M ; Ridenour ML
• Description:
  Effective security is crucial to the functioning of a hospital because it impacts patient care, employee satisfaction and turnover, and patient confidence in the healthcare facility to provide a safe environment for medical care. A survey was conducted of NJ hospital security directors to describe their security programs, assess compliance with statewide workplace violence prevention regulations, and evaluate the influence of their experience and opinions on the comprehensiveness of their security program. The surveyed security programs (n = 52) had partial compliance with the regulations, security directors (n = 35) viewed the regulations positively but also had suggestions for improvements, and having a director with law enforcement experience did not improve regulatory compliance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Healthcare Health Care Hospital Security Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Experience Medical Facilities Protective Measures Safety Programs Security Program Surveillance Violence Prevention Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  1936-1610
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  497-511
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050503
• Citation:
  J Appl Secur Res 2017 Oct; 12(4):497-511
• Contact Point Address:
  James D.Blando, College of Health Sciences, School of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, 1014 West 46th Street, LPEI Labs, Norfolk, VA, 23529, USA
• Email:
  jblando@odu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Security Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:874ac846e1b41c85ca3c41e87b529cd4548b638e5231a6405caa81a0d485c83fa4302c7ef07b69db18bb15486001b16a02528806caf97b40c552da389ca55327
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210822/cdc_210822_DS1.pdf
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