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The likelihood of health care workers being exposed to violence is higher than correctional officers or police officers. That reality is unacceptable, yet many nurses are convinced that abuse is just part of the job and isn’t worth reporting.
They’ve lost hope that the violence will ever end.
Today, we’re challenging you to instill some hope in yourself and your colleagues that things can be different. If everyone consistently reports acts of incivility, bullying, physical, sexual, or verbal abuse, something can be done to prevent it moving forward.
Here’s what you can do right now:
- Be there for colleagues with empathy and support following an incident.
- Report all violent incidents or threats, whether they happened to you, or you witnessed something.
- Share weaknesses within the reporting system so the process and communication can be improved.
- Work to strengthen the response to workplace violence and the processes that are in place to make it more effective.
Explore more ways you can make a difference with these recommendations for nurses and employers.
Share your experience of this challenge with us here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse.
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04/14/2022 4:51am CDT
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