By Tami Dennis, Los Angeles Times
News stories, official reports and patient anecdotes frequently highlight the perils and problems encountered by emergency room patients. Considerably fewer stories focus on the perils and problems posed to the people working there. A new study does that.
It found that more than half of emergency nurses say they’ve been [...]

from CNN.com
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine agreed Tuesday to review the report examining the deadly 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and to correct any errors based on what has been learned since its publication.
Relatives of some of the victims of the 2007 shootings issued a statement Tuesday asking Kaine to reinstate the panel that investigated the [...]

By Jenice Armstrong, Philadelphia Daily News
Stalkers, often seemingly nice guys who refuse to take no for an answer, are the single woman’s nightmare.
You most likely know of someone who has been terrorized by someone who just won’t leave them alone.
Public figures are frequent targets. In April, actor Jamie Foxx fought off a stalker [...]

By Kermit Miller, ConnectMidMissouri.com
When disaster threatens, seconds count, people often depend on sirens for warning, but they don’t always work, and some people cannot hear them. That is why the city of Fulton has taken a step in the future of emergency communication.
Tuesday, the city launched the PT2. The new emergency alert system from Purple [...]

By Barbara Bowes, WinnipegFreePress.com
In today’s fast-paced world and challenging economy, corporate and institutional leaders, executive directors of not-for-profit agencies and board members for that matter, must be more alert to the potential organizational culture changes that can occur when everyone is under extreme distress. For instance, has your employee turnover rate increased? If so, are [...]

By Anne Bergman, The University of Southern California
Your mother was right: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Even in corporate America, where being nice can save a company millions of dollars.
USC Marshall School of Business professor Christine Porath discovered that employee rudeness hurts the bottom line while researching The Cost of [...]

By Jan Aylsworth, examiner.com
A few years ago, I asked one of my friends, who happens to be a practicing psychologist, whether she could tell from the beginning which Survivor contestant would win the million dollars. “No,” she replied, “but I can usually spot the narcissistic sociopath.”
The term “sociopath” is in the news today because Mary [...]

Press Release from Emergency Nurses Association
Our nation’s emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, emergency departments are the sources of injury. A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) finds that more than half of emergency nurses report experiencing physical violence on the job, including as being [...]

from Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
Conference Information
Presented by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and the Los Angeles Police Department, the Nineteenth Annual Threat Management Conference is designed to address major issues surrounding stalking and threatening behavior. A variety of nationally recognized speakers will give presentations on current information, research, and techniques relating to the [...]

By David Woods, hrmagazine.co.uk
Its Centre for Research on Workplace Behaviours estimates a quarter of UK employees suffer at the hands of workplace bullies. The research intends to discover the causes and effects of bullying throughout the UK and abroad.
In the first study of its kind, respondents will be asked to document their experiences of bullying [...]