Virtual Fall Summit Encore 2023-Healthcare and Violence

Healthcare and Violence - Dr. Hodgson

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This document discusses the issue of healthcare and violence. It provides information on the resources necessary to keep healthcare providers safe and outlines the components of a comprehensive workplace violence prevention program. The document emphasizes the importance of a supportive system that protects clinicians and provides solutions. It highlights the need for a program with a designated manager, training on de-escalation and personal safety skills, a risk assessment and management process, a data system, and emergency response planning. The document also mentions the importance of personal safety resources for clinicians, including an understanding of violence in healthcare, knowledge of system resources, basics of violence prediction, and de-escalation techniques.<br /><br />The document provides a historical overview of the issue, dating back to the 1970s. It discusses different types of workplace violence, including criminal intent, customer/client-related violence, worker-on-worker violence, and violence stemming from personal relationships. It also discusses different modes of violence, such as predatory/instrumental and affective/reactive violence.<br /><br />The document presents data on workplace violence incidence rates in hospitals and residential nursing facilities and discusses factors that can predict violence, such as socioeconomic status, prior episodes of violence, substance use, and certain personality disorders. Risk prediction tools and existing organizations focused on workplace violence prevention are mentioned as additional resources.<br /><br />The document highlights the major activities and interventions aimed at preventing workplace violence, including national action plans, CEO collaboratives, training programs, policy development, and the establishment of disruptive behavior committees. It also mentions the role of OSHA guidelines and the Joint Commission's standards in promoting workplace violence prevention.<br /><br />The document concludes with references to additional resources and studies on workplace violence prevention, including the effectiveness of different interventions and the implementation of guidelines and training programs. It emphasizes the importance of ongoing education, monitoring, and evaluation to create a culture of safety and prevent workplace violence in healthcare settings.

Keywords

healthcare

violence

workplace violence prevention

clinicians

personal safety

risk assessment

emergency response planning

violence in healthcare

workplace violence types

OSHA guidelines