UVA Health offers more than a dozen workplace violence resources on the health system's Situational Awareness Violent Event website. A workplace violence initiative at UVA Health has increased ...
Frontline healthcare workers face a continued threat of violence, which puts staff well-being and patient care at risk. With violence incidents on the rise, a top priority for healthcare leaders is ...
Jason Blomquist is affiliated with the American Nurses Association, Idaho chapter as a member of the board of directors. This affiliation has not influenced or overlapped with the work described in ...
Healthcare employers aren't doing enough to protect nurses from violence in the workplace, according to a new report. National Nurses United, a major union, polled (PDF) nearly 1,000 nurses working ...
Patrick Hennessy, a registered nurse, remembers being attacked by a patient while working at a homeless shelter in Maryland. The shelter was understaffed and he was the only medical provider present.