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Workplace Violence Prevention | Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health system teams experienced violence, from bullying and incivility to active shooters, intimate partner violence, cyberattacks, homicides and suicides. However, the compounding trauma of the pandemic has heightened the need to create a safer workplace, both physically and psychologically, and a more resilient workforce.
Addressing Well-Being | Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
When physicians, nurses and health care professionals experience extended periods of stress and burnout, they often feel as though they are letting down their patients, their families, and their colleagues. Moreover, they feel more challenged to care not just for their patients, but also themselves.
Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care
Targeted violence in health care is a serious and growing concern among patients, workers, providers, and communities. To assist in addressing these concerns, the AHA has partnered with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to promote violence prevention strategies and address the escalating threats and acts of targeted violence against health care facilities and their workforce.
Infographic: SAVE Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence
Infographic: SAVE Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence
AONL Workplace Violence Prevention
Toolkits/Methodology
Workplace violence is an increasingly recognized safety issue in the health care community.
USP <800> Resources
Monograph
USP compliance is essential for health care facilities. Protect workers and patients by following guidelines for handling hazardous drugs.
Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities 4th Edition
The IAHSS Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities, 4th Edition, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date best practices for designing appropriate security measures into each new construction and renovation project.
Health Care Facility Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Toolkit
Resources
Proactively prepare your organization to prevent workplace violence and learn what to do in the event you are faced with an immediate situation.
Building a Safe Workplace and Community
In 2021, the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) Advisory Group developed the Building a Safe Workplac