Health care workers are five times more likely to experience an injury from workplace violence than other professions. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace ...

Workplace violence in health care settings is on the rise, capturing the attention of both state and federal lawmakers. As awareness grows, so too does legal scrutiny and the push for new ...

The bill comes amid reports of escalating workplace violence against health care professionals. Nearly half of nurses (45.5%) reported an increase in workplace violence over the previous year, ...

Health care workplace violence has been a persistent and growing concern for more than a decade. This article reviews the legislative efforts of the 117th and 118th Congress to stem the tide of ...

Qualified health care and employment counsel can guide health care organizations in developing workplace violence programs that fit their operations. Send Print Report Related Posts ...

As workplace violence researchers and mental health academic nurses, we have leveraged our alarm and collective skill sets to distill the research, administrative, practice, and policy issues into ...

It’s not just deadly shootings: Health care workers racked up 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence injuries in 2018, the most recent year for which figures are available, according to the U.S ...

JOHN YANG: Government data shows that health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers. They accounted for 73 percent of non-fatal injuries from ...

District 21 introduced LB26.The bill seeks to protect all health care staff from workplace violence as it will expand the definition of health care provider to include any employee of a hospital ...

Health care workers experience the large majority of non-fatal illnesses and injuries from workplace violence nationwide — 73% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Health care workers are five times more likely to be injured as a result of workplace violence. Nearly half of nurses — according to a National Nurses United survey — report increased ...