Recommended steps to prevent workplace violence in hospitals include ensuring workers receive adequate training, having sufficient staffing levels, providing ongoing assessment of patients and residents for aggressive behavior and indicators, and appropriately adapting patients’ or residents’...
Lauris V. Freidenfelds, vice president of security risk consulting with Telgian Engineering & Consulting, has been in many roles as a healthcare security leader. He’s a nationally recognized security and emergency management consultant.
The problem of workplace violence (WPV) against nurses in healthcare isn’t getting better.
According to Press Ganey, a healthcare solutions provider, more than two nursing personnel were assaulted every hour in Q2 2022. That equates to roughly 57 assaults per day, 1,739 assaults per month...
Several pieces of U.S. legislation are seeking to address the problem of healthcare workplace violence. Let’s take a look at the latest details for two of the federal bills in the mix.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
The healthcare industry has long been familiar with the problem of workplace violence. But the facts are clear: Since COVID-19, the problem has gotten worse. Healthcare leaders need to bolster—or start—their workplace violence prevention programs, while keeping an eye on potential legislation...
