Workplace Violence and Disruptive Behavior in Washington Psychiatric Settings

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP)
• Description:
  In a study supported by 2 psychiatric healthcare organizations' management, the Union of Physicians of Washington, SEIU 1199NW, and WFSE Unions, the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), and the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, SHARP researchers found that the organizational context resources are high, care providers report significantly fewer patient assaults and less coworker to coworker disruptive behavior. The resources examined in the study include staffing adequacy, schedule control and satisfaction, violence prevention climate, and organizational, family-supportive supervisory, and coworker social support. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Assaults Health Care Workers Work Organization Workplace Violence Work Schedules
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055401
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 2012 Jan; :1-7
• Email:
  Nanette.Yragui@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace violence and disruptive behavior in Washington psychiatric settings
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7ae43437da81a57ba53666f2a65b817fcc64ce4919f25f051050d3ea56b257ecf07b65188ddabff1d1bebc6520f4218890f870ededbbc8bd56817121aa6beffc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213263/cdc_213263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 306.73 KB ]