Work Place Violence
Surber, Sarah J, JD,PhD., M.S. (2021). OSHA Enforcement to Protect Health Care Workers From Violence. American Journal of Public Health, 111(5), 829-831. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/osha-enforcement-protect-health-care-workers/docview/2515781451/se-2?accountid=10912
In 2018, the Cleveland Clinic seized nearly 30 000 weapons in its northeast Ohio emergency departments through metal detectors and 24/7 police staffing.1 Its CEO and president called it "a national epidemic of violence against healthcare workers, especially in emergency departments."1 Homicides are the third leading cause of all occupational fatalities,2 which includes an annual average of 20 health care worker homicides.3 From 2011 to 2013, health care workers suffered 15000 to 20 000 workplace violence injuries-nearly as many as all other private industries combined.4 The Joint Commission's accreditation standards include prevention of workplace violence.5,6 However, the problem remains an escalating issue, with incidence rates of violence injuries in health care increasing every year since 2011 3 Moreover, researchers estimate that up to two thirds of violent incidents in health care go unreported.7,8
Gillespie, G. L., & Palazzo, S. J. (2021). Violence should not be part of the job: Universal violence precautions in acute care. American Nurse Today, 16(3), 18–22.
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