TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Workplace violence injury in 106 US hospitals participating in the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN), 2012-2015
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Groenewold, Matthew R.
A1  - Sarmiento, Raymond F. R.
A1  - Vanoli, Kelly
A1  - Raudabaugh, William
A1  - Nowlin, Susan
A1  - Gomaa, Ahmed
SP  - 157
EP  - 166
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is a substantial occupational hazard for healthcare workers in the United States. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed workplace violence injury surveillance data submitted by hospitals participating in the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN) from 2012 to 2015. <br><br>RESULTS: Data were frequently missing for several important variables. Nursing assistants (14.89, 95%CI 10.12-21.91) and nurses (8.05, 95%CI 6.14-10.55) had the highest crude workplace violence injury rates per 1000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Nursing assistants' (IRR 2.82, 95%CI 2.36-3.36) and nurses' (IRR 1.70, 95%CI 1.45-1.99) adjusted workplace violence injury rates were significantly higher than those of non-patient care personnel. On average, the overall rate of workplace violence injury among OHSN-participating hospitals increased by 23% annually during the study period. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Improved data collection is needed for OHSN to realize its full potential. Workplace violence is a serious, increasingly common problem in OHSN-participating hospitals. Nursing assistants and nurses have the highest injury risk.<br><br>© Published 2017. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22798
ID  - ref1
ER  -