Workplace Violence
Healthcare Administration Role in Workplace Violence
Some 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. To prevent and help maintain a healthy and safe workplace environment, The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a booklet of providing guidelines. According to searchcompliance.techtarget.com, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency of the United States that regulates workplace safety and health and has been in affect since 1970. OSHA is a very detailed and helpful booklet as it covers from the Worksite Analysis to Safety and Health Training with a recordkeeping and program evaluation to keep instances to a minimal at the workplace. Management …show more content…
David’s South Austin Hospital in Austin, Texas encouraged nursing associations everywhere to make deterring violence a “top priority” and hospital directors to institute and enforce “zero-tolerance policies” at their facilities (Docksai). Violence prevention programs are becoming common in the healthcare field to help reduce the threat of workplace violence. These programs should create a clear policy of zero tolerance for workplace violence, verbal and nonverbal threats and related actions, ensure that no employee who reports or experiences workplace violence faces payback and to promptly report incidents and suggest ways to reduce or eliminate those risks. (“Guidelines for preventing,”). The Hennepin County Medical Society in Minnesota has developed guidelines that promise to significantly reduce abusive behaviors. Approximately 30 organizations have adopted the guidelines. Kaiser Permanenete in Colorado says it has stamped out abuse in its 18 medical offices. Experts suggest using a collaborative, educational approach to raise understanding and awareness of appropriate codes of conduct and enforcing the expected behaviors with a “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” policy (Health care at, …show more content…
Continuing to support a safe work environment for all nurses and to recommend research and education, increasing awareness of the issue amongst nurses, employers and to the general public are some of the recommendations that organizations should strive to accomplish.
Further training and continuously educating employees about workplace violence procedures and policies to eliminate the potential for such a problem to happen benefits the patients and staff for their healthcare facility. Healthcare facilities main goal is to promote the common relationship and bond between the nurse and the patient care and as well work as a team in using your skills and growing as a company without the thought or concern of workplace violence.
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Some 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. To prevent and help maintain a healthy and safe workplace environment, The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a booklet of providing guidelines. According to searchcompliance.techtarget.com, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency of the United States that regulates workplace safety and health and has been in affect since 1970. OSHA is a very detailed and helpful booklet as it covers from the Worksite Analysis to Safety and Health Training with a recordkeeping and program evaluation to keep instances to a minimal at the workplace. Management …show more content…
David’s South Austin Hospital in Austin, Texas encouraged nursing associations everywhere to make deterring violence a “top priority” and hospital directors to institute and enforce “zero-tolerance policies” at their facilities (Docksai). Violence prevention programs are becoming common in the healthcare field to help reduce the threat of workplace violence. These programs should create a clear policy of zero tolerance for workplace violence, verbal and nonverbal threats and related actions, ensure that no employee who reports or experiences workplace violence faces payback and to promptly report incidents and suggest ways to reduce or eliminate those risks. (“Guidelines for preventing,”). The Hennepin County Medical Society in Minnesota has developed guidelines that promise to significantly reduce abusive behaviors. Approximately 30 organizations have adopted the guidelines. Kaiser Permanenete in Colorado says it has stamped out abuse in its 18 medical offices. Experts suggest using a collaborative, educational approach to raise understanding and awareness of appropriate codes of conduct and enforcing the expected behaviors with a “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” policy (Health care at, …show more content…
Continuing to support a safe work environment for all nurses and to recommend research and education, increasing awareness of the issue amongst nurses, employers and to the general public are some of the recommendations that organizations should strive to accomplish.
Further training and continuously educating employees about workplace violence procedures and policies to eliminate the potential for such a problem to happen benefits the patients and staff for their healthcare facility. Healthcare facilities main goal is to promote the common relationship and bond between the nurse and the patient care and as well work as a team in using your skills and growing as a company without the thought or concern of workplace violence.
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