Workplace violence is considered any act of violence or threat of physical harm to another person these can be in forms of: harassment, intimidation, or any other threatening behavior that happen at work. Violence like this can sometimes lead to deaths including homicides. “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, of the 4,679 fatal workplace injuries occur in the United States in 2014, 403 were workplace homicides.” (OSHA, 2017). Workplace violence happens a lot more than what people may think it does. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that over two million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year (Papa and Venella, 2013). Workplace violence can happen
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The American Nurse Associates has been the leader in advocating a safer workplace. This organization wants to have adequate staffing health and safety committee (Cherry and Jacob, 2014). The different organizations have different laws in place against workplace violence, but they also think its important to teach about workplace violence and also help anyone who doesn’t fully understand the policy to better understand the policy to better understand everything. Workplace violence doesn’t just affect the person that it is getting done too; it also affects the company money. It is important for healthcare providers to known the financial burden that is can have on the company and also have to stop violence at their workplace (Papa and Venella, 2013). It is important for healthcare workers to have the right education on how to recognize, diffuse, and deescalate a violence that may occur (Papa and Venella, …show more content…
Everyone needs to know their own roles and responsibities and possibly other people’s roles and responsibilities. If there is someone out there that is focused on giving more information about different places and organizations about workplace violence, having the resources out their to help people better understand there are places out there to help. These organizations want people to understand that education on workplace violence should address areas like: patient care needs, staff awareness, readiness to learn, and know about different resources. (Papa and Venella, 2013).
There are many risk factors that can increase the incidence of violence at a workplace. A risk factor can be working with people who have a history of violence or people who may be drunk or on drugs. Some other risk factors may include: working alone, poor lighting in hallways or outside areas, lack of means for emergency communication, working in neighborhoods that have high crime rates, understaffing especially during dinner time and visiting hours, long wait times and waiting rooms that are packed full of people, and also unrestricted public access. (OSHA,
The American Nurse Associates has been the leader in advocating a safer workplace. This organization wants to have adequate staffing health and safety committee (Cherry and Jacob, 2014). The different organizations have different laws in place against workplace violence, but they also think its important to teach about workplace violence and also help anyone who doesn’t fully understand the policy to better understand the policy to better understand everything. Workplace violence doesn’t just affect the person that it is getting done too; it also affects the company money. It is important for healthcare providers to known the financial burden that is can have on the company and also have to stop violence at their workplace (Papa and Venella, 2013). It is important for healthcare workers to have the right education on how to recognize, diffuse, and deescalate a violence that may occur (Papa and Venella, …show more content…
Everyone needs to know their own roles and responsibities and possibly other people’s roles and responsibilities. If there is someone out there that is focused on giving more information about different places and organizations about workplace violence, having the resources out their to help people better understand there are places out there to help. These organizations want people to understand that education on workplace violence should address areas like: patient care needs, staff awareness, readiness to learn, and know about different resources. (Papa and Venella, 2013).
There are many risk factors that can increase the incidence of violence at a workplace. A risk factor can be working with people who have a history of violence or people who may be drunk or on drugs. Some other risk factors may include: working alone, poor lighting in hallways or outside areas, lack of means for emergency communication, working in neighborhoods that have high crime rates, understaffing especially during dinner time and visiting hours, long wait times and waiting rooms that are packed full of people, and also unrestricted public access. (OSHA,