Workplace violence is a threatening worldwide public health problem. Healthcare workers have under particular risk of workplace violence, and they are being exposed to violence 4-16 times more than other service workers. The frequency of violence in the health sector in the world has indicated ...
Healthcare workers suffer from a tolerance of workplace violence and the perception that their profession implies the acceptance of that violence. As a result, people who experience violence on a day-to-day basis become habituated to it as a part of the human condition. Violence can be ...
Because healthcare facilities often have open doors, they are frequently the site of violence that may result from external conflict carried into the facility or perpetrated by patients, family members, or co-workers against healthcare workers. In this session, Husch Blackwell attorneys ...
TEAM®, HSS's workplace violence training program, provides healthcare staffs with the tools needed to reduce injuries sustained by patients, staff and visitors.
Workplace violence in the healthcare sector has become a global issue that poses a threat to the safety and well-being of healthcare staff. This study aims to understand and analyze workplace violence experienced by public healthcare workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.#This is an observational anal...
Workplace violence is an underreported problem, and there are few studies on workplace external violence (WEV) in healthcare workers. The aim objective of this study is to estimate prevalence of the WEV among healthcare workers and to characterize it. METHODS. Cross-sectional study among ...
Background: Violence against healthcare workers has increased globally. Poor productivity and patient care could result from this aggression against healthcare professionals. Methods: In this retrospective study, the target population was all healthcare workers who activated the white code (n=242) with...
Cases included patients spitting on nurses after being told they had tested positive for COVID-19, and scratching, hitting or even threatening healthcare workers with guns, said the report. American hospitals have been facing surging rates of patients attacking staff in recent months, fueled by CO...
Workplace violence occurs in every industry and field; however it is most prevalent in the healthcare environment. Healthcare workers face many obstacles in regards to violence. They are tasked with dealing with difficult patients, who are often at their lowest point. Healthcare staff must be ab...
Background: Workplace violence (WPV) in the health sector is a worldwide concern with healthcare workers being at high risk of being victims. This study aimed to assess the magnitude, perpetrators and place of incidence, available violence response, reporting and prevention/control mechanism WPV ...