Citation

Story AR, Harris R, Scott SD, Vogelsmeier A. J. Nurs. Adm. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Author Affiliations: Patient Safety Risk Nurse (Dr Story), Veterans Health Administration; and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (Dr Harris) and Associate Professor (Dr Vogelsmeier), Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri; and Nurse Scientist (Dr Scott), University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NNA.0000000000000870

PMID

32175936

Abstract

Workplace violence is highly prevalent for nurses, often going unreported. Regrettably, the very patients and visitors being cared for often perpetrate the majority of violence. This article's purpose is to describe how an institution implemented a workplace violence prevention training program designed to increase nurses' perception and confidence with aggressive and violent events. Evaluation of this quality improvement program posttraining was positive, suggesting this approach may influence nurses' abilities to prevent and manage these events.

Language: en