Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Hartley D ; Ridenour, Marilyn ; Wassell, James T.
• Description:
  An online NIOSH course raises awareness of workplace violence and offers preventive strategies. In 2016, a total of 11,830 nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries requiring time off from work were reported in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector, accounting for 70% of this type of injury across all industries. Further, incidents of workplace violence directed toward health care workers continue to be underreported. In response to this unacceptable level of violence against health care workers, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed an online course to raise awareness of workplace violence among nurses and to help in the development of prevention strategies. The NIOSH Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses online training course contains units on what constitutes workplace violence, consequences of workplace violence for nurses and employers, and risk factors for both patient-on-worker violence and employee- on-employee violence. It also provides strategies nurses and organizations can use to prevent violence in their facilities. Each unit begins with a segment called "Nurses' Voices" in which nurses who have experienced workplace violence give a brief testimonial and ends with an interactive self-check to make sure the nurse participant has understood the key concepts of the unit. The last five units are video case studies based on real-life examples of workplace violence. On average, 600 health care professionals complete the training each month. It takes participants between two and three hours to complete. Those who do and successfully pass the posttest and evaluation may elect to receive 2.4 CNE credits. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Education Environmental Exposure Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Violence

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• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Health-care Health-care-personnel Injury-prevention Nurses Nursing Personal-protection Protective-measures Risk Factors Safety-measures Surveillance Training Violence-prevention

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• ISSN:
  0002-936X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  19-20
• Volume:
  119
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057172
• Citation:
  Am J Nurs 2019 Sep; 119(9):19-20
• Contact Point Address:
  Daniel Hartley, NIOSH, Division of Safety Research, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS1811, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  dhartley@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The American Journal of Nursing
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214602/cdc_214602_DS1.pdf
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