The Texas Senate today took an important step to protect nurses and address nursing shortages by passing legislation to increase safety for health care workers in Texas hospitals’ emergency rooms. The bill will be sent to Gov. Rick Perry for approval. House Bill 705, authored by Rep. Donna Howard (D – Austin) and sponsored by …
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May 16 2013
Healthcare: Trained and Ready
By Paul Rothman Sifting through the reams of data available on workplace violence, it becomes clear that the issue has been on the radar of healthcare executives for more than a decade. Back in 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that “more assaults occur in the healthcare and social services industries than …
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May 13 2013
PA: Nurses rally for care bill
As the nation honors Nurses Week, dozens of nurses from across the state converged in Harrisburg on Wednesday to urge legislators to adopt the PA Nurses’ Prescription for Quality Care Bill, which calls for expanded funding to improve staffing levels and decrease workplace violence in hospitals and nursing homes across Pennsylvania. The state House version …
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May 06 2013
Government investing in safer workplaces for heath-care workers
The Manitoba government is investing $2 million to protect nurses, doctors, technologists, health-care aides and other health-care staff from workplace violence as well as rolling out a new provincial violence-prevention policy for all health facilities. This announcement was made by Health Minister Theresa Oswald. “Nurses and other health-care professionals dedicate their careers to saving lives, …
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May 03 2013
Healthcare Professional: Mental Illness Not Statistically Linked to Violence
By April Chan Ann Christian from the Washington Community Mental Health Council said that 26.2 percent of Americans over age 18 are diagnosed with a mental disorder in a given year, and six percent are considered serious illnesses. However, “when people can actually get connected to” proper treatment including medication, counseling, crisis intervention and life-long …
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Apr 26 2013
State’s health workers deserve protection from violence
By Jane Lipscomb Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard in hospitals and other health care facilities, a fact that has escaped an unsuspecting public. Nationally, nursing assistants employed by nursing homes have the highest incidence of workplace assault among all workers, according to federal data. For women who work in nursing homes, social services …
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Apr 09 2013
Nurses debate their role in firearm safety education
By Cathryn Domrose Francis Joseph “Joe” Desjardins, RN-BC, BSN, MEd, is director of nursing practice and education at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H., a rural town where, he said, many consider guns as essential as household tools. He said the best way to prevent gun violence is not to ban assault weapons but rather …
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