Tag Archive: Healthcare violence

Feb
03
2012

Assault on doctors, nurses would draw stiffer penalty under bill

By Brent Martin, Nebraska Radio Network A bill increasing the penalties against those who assault doctors and nurses has advanced in the Unicameral. Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop sponsors LB 677 that would crack down on those who attack a health care provider. Lathrop told colleagues Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates health care workers are …

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Jan
31
2012

Medical Center Psychiatrist Wins Award for Book on Workplace Violence

from University of Rochester Medical Center Michael R. Privitera, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2012 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, which is given for an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry. Privitera, director of the Psychiatry Consultation Service at the Medical Center, edited …

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Jan
26
2012

Nursing Homes Are Number One for Workplace Violence

By Amber Paley, NursingHomeAbuse.net When people think about nursing home abuse, the picture of a vulnerable, abused elder comes to mind, but never an abused health care worker. However, the fact is that nursing homes account for 27% of workplace violence in the U.S. (Hall et. al); effectively, nursing homes have the highest incidence of …

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Jan
19
2012

UK: Social care workers exposed to violence

from hc2d.co.uk A social care organization has been fined for exposing workers to the risk of violence and aggression. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation at Dimensions (UK) Ltd, which provides support services for people with learning disabilities, after a support worker was kicked in the eye by a client on New …

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Jan
12
2012

‘Culture of Tolerance’ Enables Violence Against Nurses, Says Hospital Administrator

By Carlton Purvis, SecurityManagement.com Last November, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) published the latest results of an ongoing survey aimed at examining the scope of emergency room violence. From January 2010 to January 2011 ENA surveyed more than 7,000 emergency room nurses nationwide. Thirteen percent reported experiencing physical violence in past seven days. More than …

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