Workplace Health and Safety

Workplace Violence

• New! Legislative Text: Violence Against Nurses Law (.pdf; Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
• Brochure: Violence in Healthcare Settings: A Resource Guide for Nurses (.pdf)

Resources

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Research on Occupational Violence
• NYSNA Position Statements:
  • New: Position Statement on Workplace Violence
  • New: Position Statement on the Role of the Registered Professional Nurse in Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence
• ANA Information on Workplace Violence
• A Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that healthcare facilities today are being confronted with steadily increasing rates of crime, including assault, rape and murder. This alert urges greater attention to the issue of violence and to controlling access to facilities to protect patients, staff and visitors. It cautions that the actual number of violent incidents is significantly under-reported, and advises organizations to mandate the reporting of all real or perceived threats.

Related Materials

• “Strategies for Controlling Workplace Violence” (.pdf)

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