Nurse led violence prevention at WakeMed Raleigh eliminated workplace violence on its med-surg unit for 20 months and counting.

When EMTALA collides hospital anti-violence signs, healthcare leaders face challenges ensuring emergency care without deterring patients.

While shootings inside hospitals remain extremely rare, violence in health care settings more broadly is a growing national concern.A patient and a visitor are ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace ...

California law requires employers to provide “safe and healthful” workplaces for their employees. When an employee’s safety in the workplace is jeopardized by someone within or outside of the ...

When people hear “workplace violence,” they often picture a physical attack. But in health care settings, the more common reality is persistent threats, intimidation and verbal hostility — exposure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Lucas sees his fair share of violence on the job. The 41-year-old, who works as a nurse at the Ohio State University Wexner ...

California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

To support workers and avoid fines and other enforcement actions, employers in the healthcare industry may wish to analyze risk factors and take proactive steps to maintain a workplace free from ...

Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years ...

The Oregon Senate is considering a bill that would impose new and expanded workplace violence prevention, response, and reporting obligations upon hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health ...

Violence and harassment in Canadian schools have reached such crisis levels that these public institutions should be categorized as hazardous workplaces, says a national report conducted by ...