Combatting Healthcare Workplace Violence with People and Weapons Screening
Here’s how one New Jersey hospital emergency department uses metal detection, an amnesty box, signage and policies to keep patients, staff and visitors safe.
Here’s how one New Jersey hospital emergency department uses metal detection, an amnesty box, signage and policies to keep patients, staff and visitors safe.
The rate of physical attacks on New Jersey healthcare workers increased 11% over the past three years, while verbal abuse rose by 25%.
From March 2021 to March of this year, there was a 119% rise in small or significant increases in workplace violence.
While there isn’t one solution to mitigating hospital workplace violence, a change in the culture surrounding reporting incidents is a good place to start.
Last year and this year appear to continue 2020’s trend of increased assaults on hospital workers.
The workplace violence incidents involve suspects biting and punching security officers and nurses.
While there isn’t one solution to mitigating hospital workplace violence, a change in the culture surrounding reporting incidents is a good place to start.
Learn about the top priorities for a successful workplace violence prevention program and what you can do to address the new WPV program requirements
With nearly 75% of workplace assaults occurring in healthcare, this webinar will discuss how to better train and equip staff and improve safety.
Comments on the new and updated standards for preventing hospital workplace violence are due by February 16.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.