Preventing workplace violence
Analyze, report, and educate to ensure staff and patient safety The stress and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence in our…
Workplace Violence/Abuse
Workplace violence: What can nurses do?
Be aware, report incidents, and get involved. Workplace violence remains all too common in healthcare, as most every nurse can attest. I’ll never forget…
Prevention starts with awareness
This article is sponsored content supplied to American Nurse Journal by Crisis Prevention Institute, Milwaukee, WI, and is not peer reviewed. Engaging healthcare systems to prevent workplace…
Reducing healthcare violence using community policing-based security strategies
A ‘safe neighborhood’ program protects staff. Takeaways: Community policing-based security strategies in healthcare organizations focus on trust, training, and technology and treat each unit…
Violence prevention measures move in Congress
Assaults on the job are a hazard for nurses. The COVID-19 pandemic opened a window for elected leaders to see the safety risks—including workplace…
When a patient refuses a nurse assignment
Although prioritizing patients’ needs remains the core value of healthcare, awareness of healthcare workers’ experiences with prejudice perpetrated by patients continues to increase.
BEAM: The behavioral evaluation and addiction management team
Workplace violence isn’t part of the nursing job description, but according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, healthcare workers are four times more…
End workplace violence
Charting a path to zero tolerance April 16, 2021, marked a key milestone in the journey to end workplace violence in healthcare, when the…
Violence should not be part of the job
Workplace violence can surprise and overwhelm nurses, leaving them unable to safely provide patient care. A multi-component intervention is needed to effectively prevent and…
Promoting nurse mental health
Nurses are experiencing an unprecedented amount of burnout, depression, and anxiety. Stressful work environments, workplace bullying, and workplace cultures unsupportive of personal well-being play…
We must #EndNurseAbuse
RNs are vulnerable during COVID-19. The stress of a pandemic can put nurses at higher risk of becoming targets of workplace violence. Now more…
Preventing workplace violence
Analyze, report, and educate to ensure staff and patient safety The stress and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence…
Workplace violence: What can nurses do?
Be aware, report incidents, and get involved. Workplace violence remains all too common in healthcare, as most every nurse can attest. I’ll…
Prevention starts with awareness
This article is sponsored content supplied to American Nurse Journal by Crisis Prevention Institute, Milwaukee, WI, and is not peer reviewed. Engaging healthcare systems to…
Reducing healthcare violence using community policing-based security strategies
A ‘safe neighborhood’ program protects staff. Takeaways: Community policing-based security strategies in healthcare organizations focus on trust, training, and technology and treat…
Violence prevention measures move in Congress
Assaults on the job are a hazard for nurses. The COVID-19 pandemic opened a window for elected leaders to see the safety…
When a patient refuses a nurse assignment
Although prioritizing patients’ needs remains the core value of healthcare, awareness of healthcare workers’ experiences with prejudice perpetrated by patients continues to…
BEAM: The behavioral evaluation and addiction management team
Workplace violence isn’t part of the nursing job description, but according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, healthcare workers are four…
End workplace violence
Charting a path to zero tolerance April 16, 2021, marked a key milestone in the journey to end workplace violence in healthcare,…
Violence should not be part of the job
Workplace violence can surprise and overwhelm nurses, leaving them unable to safely provide patient care. A multi-component intervention is needed to effectively…
Promoting nurse mental health
Nurses are experiencing an unprecedented amount of burnout, depression, and anxiety. Stressful work environments, workplace bullying, and workplace cultures unsupportive of personal…
We must #EndNurseAbuse
RNs are vulnerable during COVID-19. The stress of a pandemic can put nurses at higher risk of becoming targets of workplace violence.…