Violence in the Workplace: Empowering Nurses

This timely course will focus on the definition, prevalence, causes and effects of workplace violence in hospitals and will showcase examples from the Joint Commission and OSHA of prevention, best practices and nationwide laws. In addition, participants will learn how one single empowered nurse can trigger an avalanche of significant changes to the practice environment and the state.

1. Define workplace violence.
2. Discuss prevalence, causes and effects of workplace violence in hospitals.
3. Review the Joint Commission 2022 new Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements, standards of best practice.
4. Describe and discuss evidence-based interventions that reduce workplace violence.
5. Discuss OSHA and state laws across the country regarding workplace violence in hospitals.
6. Explore how a single empowered nurse can trigger an avalanche of significant changes to the practice environment and in the state.

KBN Approval.  This offering for contact hours is provided by the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA). Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN Provider Number: 1-0001.  KBN CE Providership Approval through December 31, 2022.  KBN approval of an individual continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program/offering content. 50 minutes = 1.0 KBN Contact Hour.

Originally offered July 14, 2022. Please be aware any interactive elements of the presentation were only applicable during the live viewing.