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The violence can severely take a toll on someone's mental health. The article states, "A systematic review of 68 studies found workplace violence was most strongly associated with negative psychological outcomes, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances and fatigue". [36]
The bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and other related sectors.. Additionally the Department of Labor must issue an interim occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence.
In England, patients who general practitioners accuse of violence or behaviour causing fear of physical violence can be limited to healthcare in settings with mitigation for violence through the Special Allocation Scheme. [18]: p166 There is a review process and an appeal process that assesses these allocations. [18]: 6.4.26
Healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than employees in all other industries, with healthcare workers racking up 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence ...
The N.C. Healthcare Association has identified workplace violence as a growing concern but has little firm data to measure the problem. It is prioritizing efforts to gather data statewide ...
Violence to workers underreported Out of 23,000 workplace assaults, between 2011 and 2013, 75% occurred in health and social service settings, OSHA — the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health ...
A common suggestions from nursing staff is for additional trainings specifically on the de-escalation of high risk situations and health professional legal rights [5] [9] 55% of participants of workers in New England Hospitals stated they were aware of their legal rights relating to workplace violence. [9]
Therefore, it is necessary for all healthcare faculty members to have a clear understanding of the cause and effect of incivility and possible strategies to reduce incivility rate. The possible consequences of workplace violence for nurses includes: [10] [12] [13] [27] [14] impacted health: mental, psychological, emotional, physical, and social