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Workplace Violence Training for Nurses.

PB2014108837

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	McElaney, L. A.
Page Count	60
Abstract	Research has shown that nurses are at very high risk of being victims of workplace violence from patients as well as coworkers. For hospitals, consequences of workplace violence against nurses can lead to deterioration in the quality of care to patients, increased errors, worsened patient outcomes, lower patient satisfaction, and have negative effects on recruitment. Results from a 2001 survey of registered nurses by the American Nurses Association revealed that health and safety concerns played a major role in nurses' decisions about leaving the profession - 25% of the nurses surveyed reported a fear of sustaining work-related assault. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing issued a Position Paper in 1999 emphasizing the inclusion of violence-related content as essential content in nursing curricula, yet training remains incidental. The American Nurses Association, the International Council of Nurses and the American Academy of Nursing, as well as health care labor unions, have called for increased research to identify effective interventions.
Keywords	Work environment Violence Nurses Training Occupational safety and health Assaults Deterioration Education Errors Health care personnel Hospitals Interventions Patients Prevention Quality of care Risk Surveys
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201423

Workplace Violence Training for Nurses.

Workplace Violence Training for Nurses.
PB2014108837

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	McElaney, L. A.
Page Count	60
Abstract	Research has shown that nurses are at very high risk of being victims of workplace violence from patients as well as coworkers. For hospitals, consequences of workplace violence against nurses can lead to deterioration in the quality of care to patients, increased errors, worsened patient outcomes, lower patient satisfaction, and have negative effects on recruitment. Results from a 2001 survey of registered nurses by the American Nurses Association revealed that health and safety concerns played a major role in nurses' decisions about leaving the profession - 25% of the nurses surveyed reported a fear of sustaining work-related assault. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing issued a Position Paper in 1999 emphasizing the inclusion of violence-related content as essential content in nursing curricula, yet training remains incidental. The American Nurses Association, the International Council of Nurses and the American Academy of Nursing, as well as health care labor unions, have called for increased research to identify effective interventions.
Keywords	Work environment Violence Nurses Training Occupational safety and health Assaults Deterioration Education Errors Health care personnel Hospitals Interventions Patients Prevention Quality of care Risk Surveys
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201423